• Football
  • Boxing
  • UFC
  • Home
  • Football
    • England
    • Transfer News
    • Premier League
    • Champions League
    • Lionel Messi
    • Cristiano Ronaldo
    • EA FC 25
    • Wrexham
  • Boxing
    • Tyson Fury
    • Anthony Joshua
    • Oleksandr Usyk
    • Mike Tyson
    • Jake Paul
    • Logan Paul
  • UFC
    • Dana White
    • Conor McGregor
    • Khabib Nurmagomedov
    • Jon Jones
    • Paddy Pimblett
    • Joe Rogan
  • Other Sport
    • Athletics
    • Formula 1
    • MMA
    • Motorsport
    • NBA
    • Darts
    • NFL
    • Snooker
    • Wrestling
    • Tennis
    • Cricket
    • Golf
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • LADbible
  • UNILAD
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube
Mikel Arteta drops major Riccardo Calafiori transfer hint as 'aggressive' Arsenal tactics revealed

Home> Football> Transfer News

Published 14:11 4 Jul 2024 GMT+1

Mikel Arteta drops major Riccardo Calafiori transfer hint as 'aggressive' Arsenal tactics revealed

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has dropped a major transfer hint as links to Riccardo Calafiori continue to swirl.

Patrick Rowe

Patrick Rowe

Featured Image Credit: Getty/Arsenal

Topics: Arsenal, Transfer News, Premier League, Mikel Arteta, Euro 2024

Patrick Rowe
Patrick Rowe

Advert

Advert

Advert

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has dropped a major transfer hint as links to Bologna defender Riccardo Calafiori continue to swirl.

The Gunners invested heavily in their squad last season with the likes of Declan Rice, Kai Havertz and David Raya all arriving through the door.

Sadly for them, they fell short once again to Pep Guardiola's Manchester City side in the race for the Premier League title, as they lifted the trophy for the fourth season in a row.

Advert

Sporting director Edu will be tasked with bolstering the Gunners' squad once again this summer in a bid to go one step further in the 2024/25 campaign.

Given how well Arsenal performed defensively last season and a need for more x-factor in attack, most fans assumed the transfer strategy would focus primarily on a new striker in the coming months.

However, news has since emerged that the club have entered negotiations with Bologna to sign Italy's Euro 2024 star Riccardo Calafiori.

Advert

According to Fabrizio Romano, both Arsenal and Chelsea are 'interested' in the defender, with the Gunners having stolen a march in the race for his signature.

While Calafiori played the majority of his football for Bologna at centre-back last season, he has played on the left-hand side of a defence previously and it is understood this is where Arsenal will look to field him if their pursuit is successful.

Calafiori- Getty
Calafiori- Getty

Arteta spoke for the first time about his side's transfer plans this summer in an interview with ESPN, saying: "We are looking to improve in every possible department. With the new regulations, there are certain things we have to respect and be conscious of and then obviously the Euros and Copa América are slowing everything down.

Advert

"Hopefully now it is going to pick up a little bit because we have things to go and we will try to provide that.

"[How active do we expect to be?] I think both ways. There are things that we have to improve, that's for sure and we are going to try to do. But the market is tricky. We have been very aggressive, we are very determined and we have a clear idea obviously of what we want to do. It will come down to finding the right agreements at the right time."

Choose your content:

5 hours ago
6 hours ago
9 hours ago
  • 5 hours ago

    Erik ten Hag to get rid of Bayer Leverkusen player for the second time after selling him to the club while in charge of Man Utd

    Former Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag looks poised to get rid of the same player for two different clubs.

    Football
  • 6 hours ago

    Fans lose their minds and say 'announce Yamal' after Barcelona superstar spotted in Premier League club's shirt

    Lamine Yamal sent fans wild this week after being seen in an iconic English football shirt.

    Football
  • 6 hours ago

    Sir Alex Ferguson ripped into former Man Utd star for what he allowed Cristiano Ronaldo to do

    Sir Alex Ferguson lectured the former Manchester United player following the incident with Cristiano Ronaldo.

    Football
  • 9 hours ago

    Football legend reveals he was on the verge of signing for Man Utd after idolising Old Trafford star for years

    The player represented the likes of Barcelona, Inter and AC Milan during his career but never got the chance to play for Manchester United.

    Football
  • Ex-Man Utd star who was 'knocked out by Roy Keane' after defeat now set to join Mikel Arteta at Arsenal
  • Riccardo Calafiori left in limbo as Arsenal transfer 'in danger' after unexpected twist
  • Mikel Arteta 'given MASSIVE pay rise' to fend off European giants as new Arsenal salary revealed
  • Euro 2024 star drops hint he's joining Arsenal after Instagram clue spotted