Arsenal are contemplating a summer season transfer for Galatasaray right-back Sacha Boey as they appear to strengthen their defence forward of subsequent season.
Arsenal’s lack of depth in defensive positions proved pricey within the last weeks of this marketing campaign and they’re hoping to handle the issue as soon as the switch window opens.
Boey has been an everyday for Galatasaray this season and is known to be open to the concept of shifting to England.
Sources in Turkey have stated that Galatasaray will demand round £20 million for the 22-year-old Frenchman and Arsenal are anticipated to face competitors from rival Premier League golf equipment.
Arsenal have spent this season with Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu as their primary right-back choices, however misplaced Tomiyasu to a severe knee damage in March.
Mikel Arteta stated on Friday that he hopes that Tomiyasu can be match for pre-season however it’s feared that the Japan worldwide might be out for for much longer.
Arsenal additionally explored right-back choices in January, once they appeared intently at Ivan Fresneda, the Valladolid teenager, forward of a potential summer season transfer. It stays to be seen whether or not they resolve to step up that curiosity in Fresneda.
As reported by Telegraph Sport earlier this month, Arsenal are additionally curious about Manchester Metropolis’s out-of-favour full-back Joao Cancelo, though there are fears that Metropolis won’t need to promote to their closest title challengers.
Arsenal’s prime precedence for the summer season stays the central midfield place, with West Ham United’s Declan Rice identified to be their primary goal.
Brighton’s Moises Caicedo was the topic of two bids from Arsenal in January and stays a participant of curiosity, whereas the north London membership are additionally pursuing a transfer for Metropolis midfielder Ilkay Gundogan, who can be obtainable on a free switch this summer season if he doesn’t agree a brand new deal in Manchester.
Arteta stated this week that the membership should “nail” their recruitment within the switch window if they’re to compete once more for the title subsequent season.
“I believe the competitors goes to be even tougher than this season,” he stated. “In my view, it’s been the toughest of the 22 years that I’ve been on this league. With the intention to try this, we now have a very promising plan.”
