Arsenal are reportedly in a battle with Liverpool and Manchester United over a deal to signal Sporting CP star Goncalo Inacio, as per the Portuguese outlet O Jogo.
The 22-year-old has burst onto the scene in latest occasions having displayed spectacular performances within the Liga Portugal over the previous few campaigns, serving to his facet win a league title and some home cup competitions.
Based on the report by O Jogo, Arsenal have been monitoring the event of Inacio in latest occasions earlier than making a possible swoop for him subsequent summer season. The report additional claims that the defender has a £51m launch clause included in his present contract so Arsenal must spend a giant charge to lure the Portuguese to the Emirates Stadium.
Nonetheless, O Jogo states that securing Inacio’s signature received’t be simple for Arsenal as Man Utd and Liverpool have additionally been conserving a detailed eye on the defender’s improvement forward of a possible transfer.
Arsenal bought Jakub Kiwior to assist Gabriel Magalhaes, nevertheless, the Polish worldwide has discovered it troublesome to showcase his greatest within the Premier League. So, it appears the Gunners are open to letting him depart as he has been linked with a transfer away from the membership in latest occasions.
Battle
Due to this fact, if Arsenal finally choose to cash-in on Kiwior subsequent summer season then they must signal a brand new defender to interchange the previous Spezia star and in that case, Inacio may very well be a shrewd signing.
Then again, Liverpool have reportedly been trying to signal a brand new left-sided defender as a long-term successor to Virgil van Dijk – who is ready to show 33 later this 12 months. A number of defenders have been linked with a transfer to Anfield with Inacio being amongst them.
Man Utd have additionally been exploring the market to signal a brand new defender having struggled with their leaky-defence this time period. It has been prompt that the Crimson Devils might look to revamp their backline by signing a couple of centre-back subsequent summer season.
Jean-Clair Todibo, Jarrad Branthwaite and Antonio Silva have all been talked about as critical targets for Erik ten Hag’s however Inacio is on their radar as effectively.
Due to this fact, it’s going to be fascinating to see who will finally win the race to signal Inacio if Arsenal, Liverpool and Man Utd battle out with one another over this deal subsequent summer season.
