It’s been a quiet January transfer window for Arsenal; however, some plans for the summer are already being put in place.
Despite Arsenal seeing their Premier League rivals strengthen in the winter market, Andrea Berta’s focus remains on the summer.
While no incomings are expected before the transfer window closes on February 2nd, Arsenal have been linked to several players who could make a switch at the end of the 2025/26 season.
Julian Alvarez is one player Arsenal like, and another is Federico Dimarco, whom the Gunners have a ‘genuine interest’ in signing.
Agree or disagree, Dimarco would take Arsenal to the next level.
Arsenal target Federico Dimarco is shining at Inter Milan
Matchday eight of the league phase of the Champions League was a memorable one for Arsenal, and for their target, Dimarco.
Inter Milan beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0, a match in which Dimarco scored to break the deadlock in the 80th minute.
In a tough game, it took a moment of magic from the defender, who scored a direct free-kick, the first Italian to do so in the Champions League since Francesco Totti.
While Arsenal’s left-back target playing so well is good news for the Gunners, it’s simultaneously bad news for their pursuit.
Italian outlet Calcio Mercato were full of praise for Dimarco at full-time, but made Inter’s intentions clear regarding the future of their prized defender.
It’s said that Inter tying Dimarco down to a new contract is ‘entirely the intention’, adding that it’s clearer than ever that the left-back ‘provides something extra’ for his club.
It was never going to be easy for Arsenal to prise the Italian away from his boyhood club, but his form is only making things seem even more testing.
Dimarco has everything Arsenal need, but Mikel Arteta already has an answer
Dimarco shared his admiration for Arsenal after the Gunners beat his Inter Milan side at San Siro.
Is left-back the position Arsenal need to recruit in the most?
The 28-year-old has what Arsenal need in terms of creativity, defensive strength on the left side and additional goal threat, but if the Gunners missed out on his signature, it wouldn’t be the end of the world.
That’s because Mikel Arteta has his answer to Dimarco in the defender’s international teammate, Riccardo Calafiori.
Like Dimarco, Calafiori can do it all, with the only downside being his availability amid frequent injury concerns.
A fully fit and in-form Calafiori provides Arsenal with everything they need on the left side, which is why his struggles to remain fit are frustrating.
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