Arsenal – Chelsea open battle for “Calafiori”, popular defender from Bologna
- The player has just moved to Bologna for the 2023-2024 season.
- The player has been in impressive form, helping his team to the Champions League, while also being a regular in the senior Italian national team.
Arsenal and Chelsea have emerged as the favourites to sign Bologna defender Riccardo Calafiori for €50m.
The 22-year-old centre-back impressed for Bologna last season, playing at left-back as the club secured their first Champions League place in the club’s history. Former Roma product Calafiori cost
just €4m when he returned to Italy from Basel, but a sell-on clause was signed which would see Basel receive 40 per cent of any future sale.
Previously, Juventus, who had Thiago Motta, the manager of Bologna last season, wanted to join the team. However, Juventus did not have much of a budget and had to adjust the ยูฟ่าเบท https://ufabet999.app team in many positions, making the figure of 50 million euros that Bologna wanted a figure that they were not ready for. While Arsenal
and Chelsea are ready to chase the player, according to the latest report, if in the end the clubs can conclude a deal, this star is also ready to travel to play in England.