Riccardo Calafiori has been overlooked of Bologna’s pre-season coaching camp as his potential switch to Arsenal gathers tempo.

Calafiori was one of many Serie A facet’s star performers final season as they shocked the remainder of Italy and certified for the Champions League beneath former supervisor Thiago Motta.

Motta has since left the membership to take cost of Juventus, whereas ahead Joshua Zirkzee has additionally departed for Manchester United for a charge believed to be barely greater than his £34m launch clause.

Calafiori, who impressed for Italy throughout their transient run at Euro 2024, is now considered closing in on a transfer to the Premier League and was left off new boss Vincenzo Italiano’s squad for Bologna’s pre-season coaching camp in Rio Pusteria.

The omission goes towards what was beforehand reported over Calafiori’s anticipated final days on the membership. It was claimed final week the 22-year-old had been requested to attend their coaching camp forward of Bologna’s summer time friendlies, with clashes towards SV Brixen, Caldiero Terme, Asteras Tripolis and Mallorca developing over the following few weeks.

It has additionally emerged that Arsenal’s bid to signal the defender had been sophisticated by a authorized dispute between two of his earlier groups, Basel and Roma.

Arsenal are believed to have agreed a assured charge of €40m (£33.7m) with an additional €5m in add-ons and a sell-on clause.

Calafiori primarily performed at centre-back final season however his versatility is prone to be to Gunners supervisor Mikel Arteta’s liking ought to the deal undergo. The north London giants have already got a longtime partnership consisting of William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes, however Calafiori may also play at left-back, the place the likes of Oleksandr Zinchenko, Jakub Kiwior and Takehiro Tomiyasu all featured in the course of the 2023/24 marketing campaign.

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