2 months ago
17 ARTICLE AD
Arsenal are very close to completing the signing of Riccardo Calafiori after reaching an agreement with Bologna over the transfer fee, which is set to amount to €40 million plus another €5m in add-ons and a sell-on clause, according to Fabrizio Romano. The only thing remaining to be ironed out are the terms of payment between Bologna and Basel for the 50% sell-on clause the Swiss club had included when they sold the defender to Bologna last year.
Bologna paid Basel a fee of €4m for Calafiori, and in one year they’ve managed to increase his value to 10 times that amount. In all competitions, he made a total of 33 appearances in all competitions for the Serie A club, helping them qualify for the Champions League.
The 22-year-old put in some excellent performances for Italy at the Euros, attracting interest from a number of top clubs, but he has apparently expressed a desire to join Arsenal.
🚨🔴⚪️ EXCL: Arsenal and Bologna have reached an agreement for Riccardo Calafiori, after breakthrough revealed earlier!
Understand fee is €40m plus €5m add-ons and sell-on clause.
Final step needed: Basel and Bologna to agree 50% sell-on payment terms, then… here we go! 🏁 pic.twitter.com/ueCZ3XOu5f
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 20, 2024
