Arsenal still has a lot of work to do on the transfer market prior to the deadline of next week, but the Gunners conclude a large cash boost that can open the door to more business
Arsenal will hold a board meeting on Tuesday to determine the future of Jakub Kiwior in the midst of interest from Porto. The Polish defender has been associated with a relocation of the Emirates throughout the summer.
And with the North -London side that must balance the books after a window of heavy editions, Kiwior is seen as someone who can be moved for the right price. Italian giants AC Milan have long been associated with him, but it seems that they have now moved to the back of the queue in the midst of interest from elsewhere.
Porto are now the front runners who sign the defender before next week's deadline and it seems that a switch to Portugal is now close. Porto is interested in signing Kiwior for a seasonal loan agreement with an obligation to permanently buy it next summer.
Portuguese Outlet O Jogo reports that the total package would be around € 20 million (£ 17.2 million) for Arsenal, including a loan costs. It is further detailed that the Arsenal board will now meet to decide whether it accepts that offer that he originally set his price at around € 30 million (£ 25.9 million).
Kiwior, 25, came to Arsenal from Italian side Spezia in 2023 and he was made 68 performances – although he never fully succeeded in settling as a first choice under Mikel Arteta.
The Kiwior exit can open the door the next week for more things for Arsenal. They are interested in a move for Bayer Leverkusen Piero Hincapie, which is available for around £ 51 million due to a release clause written in his contract.
Arsenal, however, would like to lower that price and has already opened conversations with Leverkusen with regard to a potential deal. Asked if he was happy with his team for the weekend, Arteta said: “In terms of numbers and quality, yes for sure.
“We have a very good balance between players, the versatility, the understanding of roles of those players, the mix between experience and youth, the ambition, I am very happy with what we have.
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“We try to do everything in every department to have the best possible resources, with the best people and that is what we try to do when it comes to the transfer market.”
“When you shake the tree and bring in more players, there are always things that can happen,” he added to possible outputs.
“The spirit of this is to be more competitive, to be better and to learn from the past and with the team we had last year, we made life very, very difficult for ourselves, because if you look at the size and depth of other squadrons and the resources they had, we wanted that at least and more.
“We wanted to be in a place where we feel very comfortable, the right level of competition in the team, but also the right characters in the right roles and how those roles will change. I think we are in a very good place.”