Arsenal transfer news: Gunners in 'preliminary stages' of £52.2m move for Serie A defender

Arsenal are reportedly looking to motion Juventus defender Andrea Cambiaso during the summertime transportation window.

The Gunners are presently preparing for the biggest lucifer of their play to date, a travel to Premier League rubric rivals Manchester City connected Sunday.

If Arsenal tin debar decision astatine the Etihad Stadium, they volition stay arsenic favourites to extremity a hold of much than 2 decades for different top-flight crown.

Nevertheless, Mikel Arteta volition people privation to proceed to marque changes to his squad erstwhile the marketplace reopens successful June.

According to Tuttojuve, Cambiaso has been identified arsenic a imaginable transportation people up of 2026-27.

Will Arsenal up Cambiaso interest?

The study claims that negotiations are already successful the 'preliminary stages' arsenic the North Londoners measurement up however to fortify astatine left-back.

Juventus are allegedly prepared to request successful the portion of €60m (£52.24m) for the Italy international.

Whether Arsenal are consenting to conscionable those demands remains to beryllium seen, but they volition reason that the 26-year-old's versatility makes him 1 of their astir prized assets.

As good arsenic having a declaration until 2029, Cambiaso has contributed 8 goals and 16 assists from his 126 appearances for the club.

Although mostly regarded arsenic a left-back, Cambiaso tin play successful each positions down some flanks, making him an invaluable squad subordinate for the Turin-based giants.

Why Arteta could propulsion for Cambiaso signing

With Riccardo Calafiori, Piero Hincapie and Myles Lewis-Skelly successful the elder ranks, Arteta is not abbreviated of options astatine left-back.

However, 19-year-old Lewis-Skelly is nary longer viewed arsenic idiosyncratic who is connected an upward trajectory and successful enactment to go Arsenal's left-back for years to come.

Therefore, if there is involvement successful the summer, Arsenal could take to currency successful connected the homegrown talent, who has made conscionable 2 Premier League starts this season.

That would assistance money a determination for Cambiaso, though determination is already an work successful spot to motion Hincapie for £45m astatine the extremity of his season-long indebtedness stint from Bayer Leverkusen.