Arsenal are reportedly keen on a summer transfer move to sign Matchoi Djalo from Portuguese club Pa\u00e7os de Ferreira for a \u00a31 million fee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to The Sun, Arsenal are close to signing Portuguese youngster Matchoi Djalo from Primeira Liga side Pa\u00e7os de Ferreira. The 18-year-old is available for \u00a31 million as the Gunners view him as an ideal player for the future and are eyeing him for the development of their Under-23s squad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Arsenal are making some remarkable progress in the transfer window with Mikel Arteta\u2019s ideas of a rebuild. The club is targeting players of a younger age profile with a keen eye on the long-term future. The Gunners still have plenty of work to conduct before the season starts though, as they eye players in various positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
First-team stars such as Granit Xhaka and Hector Bellerin are keen to leave before the window closes, and Arsenal are in search of replacements. Ruben Neves is a prime target, while Manuel Locatelli is considered a long-shot, but the club could swoop in if an opportunity arose. The Gunners also like Max Aarons of Norwich for the right-back slot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, now the Gunners are moving closer to a curious transfer from the Portuguese Primeira Liga for 18-year-old winger Matchoi Djalo. The Pa\u00e7os de Ferreira youngster\u2019s not a first-team signing, but more for the Under-23s and could be developed for the club\u2019s long-term future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There is much interest in Djalo from European and Premier League sides. Juventus were chasing him, while Everton, Southampton, and Newcastle United have also been credited with an interest. However, Arsenal are close to bringing him to England with a \u00a31 million move on the cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Gunners believe Djalo could become a key player in the future despite seeing his development stalled in the last two years. The wide midfielder became the youngest player to play in the Premier Liga back in 2019 when he came on as a substitute for Pa\u00e7os de Ferreira, aged 16 years and 122 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the midfielder has made only a handful of appearances since then, even though many still believe in his talent. Djalo has impressed much for the Portugal Under-19 team, which has caught the eye of many clubs. If he is to sign, Arsenal will send him straight to the Under-23s side for further development and with brilliant performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Gunners also signed Mika Biereth, Fulham\u2019s highly-rated 18-year-old striker, last week for the Under-23s side. The striker will replace Folarin Balogun in the squad, who was promoted to Arteta\u2019s first team. Arsenal will be hoping to develop both those 18-year-olds into the mold of some of their current youngsters like Emile Smith Rowe and Bukayo Saka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As for first-team transfer news, Arsenal are set to announce the \u00a350 million capture of Ben White this week. The Brighton star is penciled in for his medicals this Wednesday and will become the club\u2019s third first-team signing, after the captures of Nuno Tavares and Albert Sambi Lokonga.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Arsenal are reportedly keen on a summer transfer move to sign Matchoi Djalo from Portuguese club Pa\u00e7os de Ferreira for a \u00a31 million fee. According to The Sun, Arsenal are close to signing Portuguese youngster Matchoi Djalo from Primeira Liga side Pa\u00e7os de Ferreira. The 18-year-old is available for \u00a31 million as the Gunners view […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-arsenal-fc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arsenaltalk.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arsenaltalk.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arsenaltalk.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arsenaltalk.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arsenaltalk.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2432"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.arsenaltalk.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2432\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2460,"href":"https:\/\/www.arsenaltalk.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2432\/revisions\/2460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arsenaltalk.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arsenaltalk.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arsenaltalk.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}