Arsenal are by now no strangers to battling Premier League rivals for his or her high targets throughout this switch window.
The Gunners have already been broadly reported to be locked in battle with Manchester United over Sporting striker Viktor Gyokeres, and related is true concerning Benjamin Sesko.
However in pursuing a La Liga goal, they now have an sudden competitor from English shores.
Arsenal battle Bournemouth for La Liga defender
Arsenal have needed to start contemplating replacements within the centre of defence after it was revealed by French outlet L’Equipe that Actual Madrid are in talks to signal William Saliba – ranked at no.2 in FourFourTwo’s listing of the perfect centre-backs on the planet proper now.
The north London aspect have recognized their goal, but it surely now seems like they’re going to have firm within the race to seal the deal.
In line with Cadena SER, Arsenal have been getting ready a proposal final month for Valencia centre-back Cristhian Mosquera.
However a recent report from the identical outlet now claims that Bournemouth are additionally within the body.
Because of the hierarchy of Premier League soccer, the Gunners might not typically fear in regards to the presence of the Cherries, however the south-coast membership’s pockets is bulging this summer season, following their sale of Dean Huijsen to Actual Madrid and offers progressing for Illya Zabarnyi and Milos Kerkez to PSG and Liverpool respectively.
Mosquera’s contract is because of expire subsequent summer season, so the 2 English golf equipment have a powerful negotiating place, however a bidding warfare might but drive the value up.
In FourFourTwo’s opinion, Arsenal have a lot to fret about in dropping this switch to Bournemouth.
Whereas the Gunners boast a revered Spanish coach in Mikel Arteta, so too do the Cherries in Andoni Iraola, in order that they haven’t any benefit there.
And whereas Saliba has been linked with strikes away, that hasn’t really occurred but, whereas Bournemouth have misplaced Huijsen and seem like on the cusp of dropping Ilya Zabarnyi to Paris Saint-Germain, as per switch professional Fabrizio Romano – so Mosquera’s path to first-team minutes might be a lot clearer on the Vitality Stadium.
Mosquera is valued at €30m, in response to Transfermarkt.
