Arsenal are interested in signing Gremio defender Lucas Kawan as Mikel Arteta looks to bolster his defence.
Since Arteta took over as the manager of Arsenal, he and Edu Gaspar have centred their recruitment around young, up-and-coming talent. The likes of Fabio Vieira, Marquinhos, and Aaron Ramsdale have been brought to the club, with Arteta also showing faith in youngsters William Saliba, Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka.
Arteta appears to prefer developing young players rather than superstars, as he looks to build Arsenal with a long-term plan.
Now, according to journalist Kaliel Machado Dorneles, Arsenal are interested in signing 19-year-old Gremio right-back Kawan. The report claims that Arsenal could face competition from the City Group and with Kawan under contract until 2025, Gremio could demand a significant fee.
Ben White is currently having a sensational season as a makeshift right-back, but in the long-term Arteta may look to bring in a more natural right-sided player for the future.
Kawan is unlikely to have an immediate impact on the first team, but signing players for the future can often be just as important as improving your starting eleven.
[READ NEXT] Arsenal target Mykhaylo Mudryk likes Instagram post pushing for transfer – ‘#FreeMudryk’
Mykhaylo Mudryk has again taken to social media to seemingly express his desire to join Arsenal.
Arsenal transfer news: Mykhaylo Mudryk has like an Instagram post demanding he is allowed to leave (Image: INSTAGRAM/ARSENAL_MEMES___/GETTY)
Arsenal target Mykhaylo Mudryk has not been shy in using social media to show his desire to join the Gunners. The winger’s most recent activity saw him like a post calling for his release from Shakhtar Donetsk.
Arsenal have made two offers for Mudryk in this window. The first totalled around £55million and the second increased to £62m.
However, that still falls way short of Shakhtar’s asking price for the player. The Ukrainian club have publically labelled Mudryk with a price of around £88m (€100m), despite him playing fewer than 50 first-team games for them.
Mudryk is keen on a move to Arsenal and they are his priority amid interest from London rivals Chelsea. The 22-year-old, who celebrates his birthday today (Thursday), has spoken on more than one occasion that he would be unable to turn down the Gunners if they came in for him.
Arsenal transfer news: Mykhaylo Mudryk liked the Instagram post captioned #freemudryk (Image: INSTAGRAM/ARSENAL_MEMES____)
He has already shown himself on his Instagram story watching two of Arsenal’s three matches since the resumption of Premier League football. He also labelled Mikel Arteta a “top coach” during the 4-2 win at Brighton on New Year’s Eve.
And now he has liked a post from Arsenal fan account @arsenal_memes___ on Instagram. The image depicts Mudryk behind bars in a prison cell, with the Ukraine flag and Shakhtar badge above him.
The song ‘Prison Song’ by Zigg Zag is used in the background, with the post captioned “#freemudryk”. The post has been up for a couple of days but Mudryk seemingly gave it a like from his official account @mmudryk10 in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Arsenal fans in the comments have since noticed that Mudryk has liked the picture. Many are replying with “#freemudryk” in an attempt to get Shakhtar to buckle.
SOURCE: caughtoffside.com, express.co.uk
