Report: Champions League club are now waiting for their 'powerful' player to go and join Arsenal

Arsenal’s chances of signing one of their key targets may have just received a boost.

The Gunners have been fairly quiet in this window. Apart from turning David Raya’s loan into a permanent move, nobody else has been brought in.

However, Arteta and Edu Gaspar are working extremely hard behind the scenes, and they have made moves for multiple players in this window.

Arsenal have bid for Ajax’s Tommy Setford, while the Gunners are set to table another offer for Dan Bentley in the coming days after their first proposal was rejected.

The one Arsenal fans are most excited about, however, is Riccardo Calafiori of Bologna.

Bologna are waiting for Riccardo Calafiori to join Arsenal

It is no secret at this point that Arsenal are trying to sign Calafiori.

The Italian has had an amazing 12 months. He was brilliant for Bologna in the Serie A and caught everyone’s eye with his performances at Euro 2024 as well.

Since Italy’s elimination from the competition, Arsenal have been in talks to sign Calafiori, and they are really pushing to complete the deal.

Fabrizio Romano has revealed that Calafiori is also excited to join Arsenal, having agreed personal terms over a move to the Emirates.

Talks are ongoing between the Gunners and Bologna to strike a deal, and Il Resto del Carlino have shared an update on the situation.

The report claims that Bologna are preparing for life in the Champions League next season after qualifying for Europe’s most prestigious club competition.

The Italian outfit, however, need to get their sales done before they can sign the players they want for the upcoming campaign

So, the report claims that Bologna are now ‘waiting for Calafiori to join Arsenal’ in the coming days. They want him to follow Joshua Zirkzee out of the door – the Dutchman is close to joining Manchester United.

Arsenal failed with a swap deal offer for Calafiori

Arsenal are really pushing to sign Calafiori.

The Gunners have shown in recent years that they aren’t scared to splash big money, but they have also made it clear to everyone that they will walk away if the terms are not right.

Talks are ongoing between Arsenal and Bologna to find an agreement for the ‘powerful‘ Calafiori, and the report claims that the Gunners tried to include Jakub Kiwior in the deal.

However, that option has been turned down by Bologna, who have their own targets to replace Calafiori should he leave the club in the coming days.

Despite the delay, reports have claimed that there is optimism around Arsenal that they will sign Calafiori in this window.