According to a recent report, Mikel Arteta may have some convincing to do about a signing he wants.

The North Londoners have been biding their time in the transfer window but now look set to accelerate plans.

Arteta is thought to be after a left-footed defender as a priority and with that said, they look to be close to signing one.

Though, the Spaniard may still have some convincing to do for Arsenal to allocate the funds.

After impressing at Euro 2024 with Italy, The Gunners have accelerated a deal to sign the 22-year-old defender and are now close to completing the signing.

However, a deal has not yet been agreed between the two clubs and it seems there is some reluctance from Arsenal's side to overpay.

A PS42m deal has been mooted but it's not yet known if Bologna have reached a full agreement as they want to drive his price up as much as possible due to a sell-on clause owed to Basel - Calafiori's former club.

Riccardo Calafiori is desperate for Arsenal move Whilst the two clubs continue to negotiate a fee for Calafiori, it's understood that he has his heart set on a move to North London.

Personal terms have already been agreed with a five-year deal set to be signed worth a reported PS3.8m-a-year. That quadruples his previous salary at Bologna.

A telling few days await but at this stage, all indications point towards the signing of Calafiori, who is considered 'world class', as quoted by Sky Sports.

In other news, a PS35m Arsenal target compared to Luis Suarez has now decided that he wants to leave Italy