Arsenal turned down an offer for Jakub Kiwior from FC Porto of a loan with a €27m obligation to buy, with the Gunners not pushing to move the player on.
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In recent days, reports suggested Arsenal had rejected an offer for Jakub Kiwior from Portugal in July. Santi Aouna now reports for Foot Mercato that the proposal was a loan with an obligation to buy for €27m (£23.5m).
Aouna claims the Gunners turned the bid down for multiple reasons, preferring a permanent transfer without a loan and also a higher fee than Porto were offering.
James McNicholas confirms for The Athletic that that Kiwior has been the subject of interest from Porto, but Arsenal aren’t in a hurry to move him on. Yet as with most players, there’s a number at which a deal would make sense for all parties.
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As always, there are also reports of interest in Kiwior from Italy. Having previously played for Spezia in Serie A, the centre-back is perpetually linked with a return to the country.
La Gazzetta dello Sport report in their print edition on Tuesday morning that Juventus are looking at Kiwior as an option in case of the increasingly likely departure of former Newcastle United defender Lloyd Kelly.
The Italian outlet describe Kiwior as the most natural fit for Juventus’ defence if Kelly leaves. But Juventus are stuck waiting to see what happens with Kelly before they can make a move, so they’ll be hoping Porto don’t make any progress in the meantime.
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Fabrizio Romano reported last week that Mikel Arteta would prefer to keep Kiwior, so there are no guarantees he’ll leave at all. The Gunners would probably need to line up a replacement first, and they don’t seem close to doing so at this stage.
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