could also be pressured to rethink promoting Kieran Tierney after Bayern Leverkusen introduced that they've agreed to signal Alejandro Grimaldo on a free switch. The Gunners have been reportedly eager on buying the left-back’s companies amid hypothesis that Tierney shall be exiting in the summertime.
Membership legend Martin Keown just lately dubbed the Scotsman as a ‘future captain’ of the north London aspect however it's extra probably that he shall be plying his commerce elsewhere subsequent season. Tierney has fallen out of favour with for the reason that arrival of Oleksandr Zinchenko in the summertime and has had most of his minutes come from off the bench this season.
Eager on securing himself common first-team soccer, Tierney has been linked with a transfer away to for a quoted switch charge of £30m. However these plans could possibly be placed on maintain now that substitute goal Grimaldo has accomplished his transfer to the BayArena from Benfica.
Leverkusen sporting director Simon Rolfes mentioned of the participant after the information was introduced: “Alejandro Grimaldo is an agile, very sturdy full-back, tactically very effectively versed.
“He's goal-dangerous and has a whole lot of expertise and sophistication. We're happy that we have been capable of persuade Alejandro of our formidable idea for the approaching years.”
Grimaldo added: “It's an thrilling problem. I performed for seven years at a prime European membership, nevertheless it simply excites me to indicate my strengths within the Bundesliga. For me, it is among the finest leagues in Europe, and when it comes to the atmosphere and the ambiance within the stadiums, definitely distinctive.
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“The truth that a Bundesliga membership like Bayer 04 has tried for me makes me very proud. I'm certain that we'll expertise a unbelievable time collectively.”
Arsenal do nonetheless have their eye on Ferland Mendy, who has been informed he can depart Actual Madrid in the summertime. The Spanish giants want to offload a number of gamers as a way to elevate funds for future signings and Mendy is amongst these which are surplus to necessities.
Los Blancos are reportedly asking for simply £17.5m for the participant. Nevertheless, the deal does include its dangers because the Frenchman has endured a marketing campaign suffering from harm. Mendy has missed 24 video games this season attributable to varied muscular accidents and it's understood that that is the principle cause Actual Madrid are so eager to maneuver him on.
As such, Arsenal could change their plans and determine to maintain Tierney in any case seeing because the low-cost choice of changing the Scot with Grimaldo is now off the desk.