Milinkovic Savic to Arsenal transfer rumours have resurfaced. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Lazio will offer Savic a four-year contract worth €4 million a season plus bonuses, with a £52.5 million (€60 million) release clause.
However, SMC does not appear to be interested in staying at Lazio and has stated that he will make a decision on his future in the summer The midfielder’s choice offers Arsenal every reason to push for his transfer this summer, given that his contract expires in 2024, he could be available on the cheap, and he has been pursued by Arsenal for the past few seasons.
Interesting La Gazetta dello Sport ends their report by claiming Edu and the Arsenal board will offer the Serbian midfielder as the first gift to Arteta if he can beat Pep Guardiola to the PL title.
Other than that report, Italian journalist Nicollo Ceccarini claims Arsenal are more than determined about Milinkovic Savic joining Arteta’s project, saying, “There are many admirers in the Premier League; Arsenal remain the most determined club, but surprises cannot be ruled out.”
Savic, if he joins Arsenal, may transform the club; his numbers for this season alone show that he has 6 goals and 8 assists in 27 league games, demonstrating what a threat he might become at Arsenal.
But the question is, what happens to Arsenal’s interest in Declan Rice if he joins? Can they sign both of them?
Daniel O
Rice and SMS don’t play the same position. SMS plays more of a Partey/Xhaka role, more of a box-to-box.
Another midfielder from Serie A we’ve been linked with, who’s more similar to Rice, is 23-year old Morten Hjulmand (Lecce). He’s topping the tackling and interception charts in Serie A. He also leads the whole league in ball recoveries (100), while 2nd best is at 81.
I think if Rice gets overpriced, Hjulmand could be even better option.
@Dajuhi
RealTalk…Hjulmand over Rice any day. Dude is a DM monster…Jus sayin
The advantage with Rice is that he is “home-grown” and comes with bags of PL experience.
But this is likely to be over shadowed by what West Ham are likely to demand for him
I trust our decision makers to balance all variables and come out with a decision that’s best for the club and the squad
Surely there must be a limit to a player value that has only one year left on his contract.
Remember what the Citizens paid for Haaland, are we saying Declan Rice is twice the value of Haaland
Arsenal desperately need 3 to 4 players of top quality. We need an 8 that can compete with Odegaard and Xhaka, a right winger to compete with Saka, backup RCB to replace Holding and maybe an understudy for Partey. We already have a taste of what quality signings bring to the team with Trossard. Champions league requires different tactics to domestic leagues. It requires moment of brilliance rather than sustaining pressure. A team very good with counterattack has higher chances of success in Europe and this is one area that our team is still greatly lacking. The last opportunity we had in Anfield would have assured teams like Man United or Chelsea a last minute victory but we are still not good in coordinating a successful counterattack.
I love you idea good at analysing the game big up Gunner…