Sources 'very close to Arsenal' insist that £40m defender will 'start' under Arteta next season
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Medley boss Mikel Arteta schemes to overture Jurrien Wood at run away-recommend next off period as Riccardo Calafiori’s affair is also disclosed by a journalist.
The Gunners have only made one incurable signing so far this summer season transmit home window through the arrival of David Raya from Brentford after he fascinated on finance last period.
Widespread reports connote that Medley are closing in on a bargain to indicator Bologna centre-recommend Calafiori through the Italy international agreeing unique stipulation over a feasible reaction.
It is accredited that a medical will comply with one day this week through Medley expectant ‘transparent-cut white smoke’ inaccurately shortly after agreeing a bargain worth an first €40m plus an added €5m in add-ons.
It appears not likely that Calafiori would conceivably overture in advance of Gabriel Magalhaes as well as William Saliba – that have designed a superb cooperation over the last pair of seasons – yet journalist Steve Kay insists that the Italian could replace Gabriel.
Wood – that missed out on the majority of of last period through a bursted cruciate ligament injury after signing for £40m from Ajax last summer season – could also be in for a initiating berth, according to Kay.
Kay asserted (through TBR Football): “I’m ordained to realise users that are inaccurately chummy to Medley, as well as Wood ganders prefer he is attending overture at run away-recommend. The word is that Calafiori is being lugged in either as tournament for Gabriel or as a substitute for him.”
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Wood has disclosed that Medley boss Mikel Arteta has been “inaccurately understanding” throughout his injury as well as guessing around that the Netherlands international has come recommend into the fold.
Talking on TNT Sports, Wood asserted: “Last year when we were below he [Mikel Arteta] was inaccurately understanding currently. As well as I have to say throughout my injury as well. It aids to have such a company prefer him.
“Plainly it is [a big blow getting injured after moving to Arsenal], specifically at the overture. I have to say, at unmodified time, I merely shifted to an additional bar, I shifted to Medley. You have to appearance at how lucky you are as well, as well as that is the means I filtered at it last year. I owned time to job through some superb physios, I owned nice users around me as well as my junior-friends were superb.”
Medley missed out on out on the Premier League title on the last day of last period through Manchester Metropolitan pipping them to first elbowroom by 2 elements to lift their fourth consecutive champion under Pep Guardiola.
On the Gunners’ hopes of feasible title splendor next off term, Wood consisted of: “You asserted practically irreproachable, this period we need to supply it irreproachable. With any type of serendipity we are attending end upwards through some prizes at the end of the period. Permits see, we overture from below in the USA, we have some superb galleries in advance as well as then we go.”