The Gunners are getting close to their goal. Coveted by the biggest European bigwigs, Riccardo Calafiori, once in the sights of Bayer Leverkusen, PSG and Chelsea, is about to settle down in London. A true revelation in the colours of Bologna, the 22-year-old Italian defender is also coming off a Euro 2024 that was, to say the least, attractive despite the elimination of the Nazionale against Switzerland (0-2) in the round of 16. No matter. On German pitches, the native of Rome has, once again, proven the full extent of his talent. A defensive authority and maturity that have even given him some flattering comparisons…
Considered by some observers as the new Paolo Maldini, the man who scored 2 goals and provided 5 assists in 37 matches in all competitions last season quickly found himself at the heart of many rumors during this summer window. After an initial offer estimated at 47 million, it is finally Arsenal who should scoop the bet and thus achieve a very nice coup. In today’s edition, The Gazette dello Sport returns, in this regard, to the details of the operation with unusual conditions…
FC Basel will hit the jackpot!
According to the famous newspaper with the pink paper, the London club will thus pay 53 million euros to recruit the Italian international (5 caps), who will receive an annual salary of 4 million euros at the Emirates Stadium. But that’s not all. The Italian media specifies that Bologna, 5th in the last Serie A season, will not receive the entire amount. Indeed, during the transfer of the Italian last summer, FC Basel, his former club, had negotiated 50% on a possible capital gain during a future transfer.
From then on, the Swiss club, which had sold its nugget for 4 million euros, should recover a little less than 25 million euros (24.5M€). A great inspiration and a nice move by the residents of the Parc Saint-Jacques. Once announced on the Juventus side, as we recently revealed to you, Riccardo Calafiori will try to continue his rapid rise under the Gunners jersey and in one of the biggest championships in the world. The Premier League attackers can already tremble: the Saliba-Calfiori duo risks making more than one pale…
