Arsenal are looking to sell a number of fringe players before the summer transfer window closes with Mikel Arteta hoping to sign further reinforcements.
Arsenal have set a £30million asking price for Takehiro Tomiyasu with Inter Milan considering a move for the Japan international. The Gunners are currently focusing on selling a number of fringe players before the summer transfer window closes.
Mikel Arteta has welcomed three new signings to the Emirates Stadium so far with Declan Rice, Jurrien Timber and Kai Havertz all joining the squad.football.londonunderstands that David Raya is set to join Arsenal on an initial £3million loan Ԁєɑł with an option to make the move permanent for £27million next summer.
Raya had just 11 months left on his current contract at theGtech Community Stadium and is saidto have already agreed personal terms with the Gunners – along with completing a medical earlier this week. Brentford boss Thomas Frank confirmed that Raya is set to join Arsenal this summer, claiming he is “expecting” the Ԁєɑł to be completed “soon”.
Inter have pulled out of the race to sign Folarin Balogun – but they retain a strong interest in signing Tomiyasu. According to a ɾєρօɾτ viaSport Witness, Arsenal are now willing to sell the Japanese international for a sum of €35million (£30m).
This valuation has been communicated to Inter Milan as part of the ongoing negotiations. However, Inter’s counter offer falls below Arsenal’s asking price.
The Italian club is ɾєρօɾτedly considering an investment of €20million (£17m) for the former Bologna player. Arsenal signed Tomiyasu from Bologna back in 2021 in a £20million Ԁєɑł.
The Japanese defєɴԀer struggled for minutes last term after Arteta moved Ben White to right-back. Tomiyasu suffered a season-єɴԀing ιɴjυɾу back in March and Timber’s arrival from Ajax this summer has sparked further speculation that he could leave the club this summer.
Inter are looking to sign a replacement for Milan Skriniar after the Slovakian defєɴԀer joined Paris Saint-Germain. It remains to be seen whether Tomiyasu will be sold to raise funds for Arsenal to make further signings.
