Arsenal agree personal terms with superstar ahead of transfer: report

Arsenal are on the brink of their next summer signing, having struck personal terms with a major target. Manager Mikel Arteta has promised that things are about to get busier in the transfer

window, telling _ESPN_ that, “With the new [PSR] regulations, there are certain things we have to respect and be conscious of and then obviously the Euros and Copa America are slowing

everything down: hopefully now it is going to pick up a little bit.” Thus far, Arsenal's only business has been to confirm the permanent signing of David Raya, following his loan spell

from Brentford last season – but the Spaniard may be about to be joined by another new face, as Arteta prepares to overhaul Manchester City at the summit of the Premier League.  You may like

Italian outlet _Calciomercato_ says that Euro 2024 star, Riccardo Calafiori, is “very close” to becoming a Gunner, with _Gazzetta dello Sport_ claiming that Arsenal have agreed a five-year

deal worth €4 million per year for the Italian. Another Italian outlet, _TuttoMercatoWeb_, recently claimed that Calafiori's club Bologna have already “said yes” to a fee – though this

is unclear from the two most recent reports. VIDEO WHY SPAIN HAVE THE PERFECT SYSTEM TO WIN THE EUROS _FourFourTwo_ understands that Juventus were originally interested in Calafiori but the

Turin giants dragging their heels has allowed Arsenal to pounce. The closeness of a move is intriguing, in our opinion, given how often European clubs have seemingly used Premier League

sides as ‘bait’ to push the price up for their players. The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week. That's exactly what this looked like – but

given Arteta's clear need for a defensively solid left-footer at left-back, it makes sense that Calafiori replaces the underwhelming Oleksandr Zinchenko on that side.  Arsenal have been

said to have a good relationship with selling club Bologna, stretching back to their 2021 capture of Takehiro Tomiyasu, which may well have paved the way for this move.  Calafiori is worth

€30m, according to _Transfermarkt_.  MORE ARSENAL STORIES _ARSENAL WANT DEFENSIVE UPGRADES, SAY REPORTS. THE GUNNERS ARE __WORKING ON A DEAL FOR JULES KOUNDE__ AND __HAVE BID FOR RICCARDO

CALAFIORI__. THEIR FIRST DEAL OF THE SUMMER APPEARS TO BE DONE, THOUGH __WILLIAM SALIBA A TARGET FOR PSG AND REAL MADRID__ AND __ONE STAR LOOKS SET TO LEAVE__._ _MEANWHILE, __GILBERTO SILVA

HAS TIPPED NEYMAR TO MOVE TO ARSENAL__. _