Arsenal transfer news: Mikel Arteta's Gunners 'lay groundwork' for signing of another centre-back

Arsenal are reportedly laying the groundwork to unafraid the signature of highly rated Como defender Jacobo Ramon arsenic Mikel Arteta seeks to adhd to his antiaircraft options.

The 21-year-old centre-back has rapidly established himself arsenic 1 of the brightest young prospects successful Serie A since departing Real Madrid for a humble €3m (£2.6m) interest successful 2025.

Ramon played an instrumental relation successful guiding the Italian outfit towards historical Champions League qualification past word aft making 32 home appearances.

The imposing Spaniard has continued his awesome improvement by starting each six league fixtures this play alongside antiaircraft spouse Trevoh Chalobah, and the young defender is understood to beryllium drafting involvement from North London.

Arsenal transportation news: Como poised to 'demand monolithic transportation fee' for Ramon

According to Tuttomercatoweb via Sport Witness, the Gunners person present officially made a determination for the subordinate and presumption him arsenic a precedence people up of the upcoming transportation windows.

The supra root adds that securing the defender's services volition beryllium acold from a straightforward task for the North London nine fixed the analyzable contractual concern surrounding the youngster.

Real Madrid besides crucially clasp a 50% sell-on clause and a buyback enactment erstwhile they sanctioned his archetypal departure to Italy, portion the Serie A side's estimation is that of incredibly hard sellers who are nether perfectly nary fiscal unit to offload their prized assets.

The Serie A broadside are believed to person demanded exorbitant fees erstwhile Tottenham Hotspur pursued Nico Paz and slapped sky-high valuations connected coveted talents similar Martin Baturina and Assane Diao.

Do Arsenal request different centre-back?

Arsenal indispensable present determine whether to accelerate their ceremonial negotiations oregon proceed intimately monitoring his accelerated maturation earlier committing to a monolithic fiscal package.

Many Gooners volition question the club's determination to motion yet different defender aft adding Ezri Konsa from Aston Villa successful the summer.

The erstwhile Villa antheral joined William Saliba, Gabriel and Cristhian Mosquera arsenic options for the role, with Piero Hincapie, Jurrien Timber, Riccardo Calafiori and Ben White arsenic imaginable exigency options successful that position.

Given the club's request to get a high-class forward, it whitethorn look unnecessary to nonstop resources into signing different subordinate for a presumption they look good stocked in.