Arsenal are one of many golf equipment interested by signing Atalanta starlet Marco Palestra, in keeping with Caught Offside.
The 20-year-old is presently on mortgage at Cagliari the place he has impressed with three assists from 15 appearances. He has primarily operated from the fitting wing-back place for the Serie A outfit.
His kind has caught the attention of prime Italian golf equipment comparable to Inter, AC Milan, Juventus and Napoli, however he’s additionally being intently monitored by Premier League golf equipment, together with Arsenal and Chelsea.
His valuation has already risen to £31-35 million, however Atalanta appear in no rush to half methods with the 20-year-old.
Future signing
The Gunners presently have Jurrien Timber because the common right-back choice with Ben White as his quick deputy. White just lately received a daily run of begins for Arsenal as Timber performed in central defence attributable to an damage disaster, however the Englishman is now on the sidelines with a recent hamstring damage.
Accidents have hampered the event of White over the past 18 months, and there’s a chance that the Gunners might ponder his exit subsequent summer season when he’ll enter the final 2 years of his Arsenal contract. This might pave the best way for a high quality substitute to be signed.
Palestra, who has eight caps with the Italian under-21 aspect, can be a great candidate to succeed White. The 20-year-old is an attacking right-back and has performed as a wing-back at Cagliari. He has accomplished 84% of his passes, whereas profitable a powerful 6.7 duels per sport for the Serie A outfit.
He has additionally made 3.5 recoveries, 1.7 tackles and 1.4 clearances per outing, and has chipped in with 3 assists. Palestra has the attributes of a contemporary right-back and he can be a great competitor to Timber subsequent time period if the Gunners have been to half methods with White in the summertime.
In the meantime, Atalanta should not a straightforward membership to barter with, and Arsenal could have to match their valuation to prise the teenager away from Bergamo. There’s additionally competitors from a number of Serie A golf equipment in addition to Chelsea. The Gunners gained’t face a straightforward problem to signal him.
