Takehiro Tomiyasu remains a sought-after player in Italy, despite Arsenal’s firm stance on not allowing him to leave.
The defender has attracted interest from Serie A clubs over the last two transfer windows, but Arsenal has consistently made it clear that he is not available for transfer.
This hasn’t deterred interest, and a report in The Sun reveals that Inter Milan continues to monitor him. The Serie A champions have had their eye on Tomiyasu for some time and are expected to renew their pursuit ahead of the January transfer window.
The Nerazzurri will likely test Arsenal’s resolve again when the window opens, hoping to secure Tomiyasu’s services.
Just Arsenal Opinion
Tomi is one of our most reliable players and we need to keep him for as long as possible on our team.
The defender also seems to enjoy his time on our books, so we expect him to stay.
However, if he struggles to play after returning from injury, he could ask to leave the club at the start of next year.
For now, we need depth, and we will probably have to keep him beyond the January transfer window if we remain in contention for four trophies.
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Tomi and Zinchenko are potentially redundant in the current squad. We need two players for every position but we have six left backs currently.
Rb; white, tomi & timber
Lb; tomi, calafiore, zinny, Tierney, kivior, timber & Tavares (out on loan)
Cb; Saliba, Gabriel, calafiore, timber, Tierney, tomi, kivior & Rice (emergency)
Cm; Ødegaard, Rice, Merino, Jorginho, Partey, Nwaneri, Lewis skelly & Vieira (out on loan)
Rw; Saka & Sterling
Lw; Trossard, Martinelli & Sterling
Cf; Havertz, Jesus &Sterling (false 9)
We are defence heavy but light on midfield numbers.
Bring in Rabiot. Zinchenko out. New striker in January.
The Japanese is a very useful player his persistent injuries continue to be of concern.
Milan interés shows clubs still hold him in high regard
I think that the actual height of their regard will be reflected in the size of any transfer fee offered, won’t it? There may be clubs prepared to take a gamble on his fitness but, if so, it would be sensible for them not to offer too much, just in case.
I doubt, knowing what we know (and what everyone else also knows) about his fitness that Arsenal would recoup the £17m or so (+ add-ons) paid out for him back in 2021. However, even taking a loss would free up a squad place and remove his wages.
Yes his consistent absence from action could affect his value eventually.
He surely does know how to put in a shift, when call upon, maybe it has to do with his discipline
The article claims he is one of our most reliable players, how can he be reliable if he is always injured. Yes, he is a good player but how long do we keep persisting with injury prone players.
Even the best player can’t be effective if he’s spending too much time in the treatment room. You can’t prevent players picking up injuries, it’s part of the game, but that’s different from a player being injury prone as it appears Tomiyasu is (along with the likes of Tierney and Jesus).
Should a reasonable offer (and it will probably be a lowish, reasonable, offer – Tomiyasu’s problems are known) then I think Arsenal should consider it carefully. That said, I suspect a summer move would be more likely than one in January as the article suggests, but we’ll have to wait and see.
I would play Tomiyasu as a CB and rotate him with Gabriel and Saliba to keep them fit and sharp.
Perhaps if he isn’t covering all the ground as a FB, his injuries hopefully will be reduced.
He is a quality player who delivers when called upon, but he picks up too many injuries as a FB and is not reliable.
Next Summer could be Saliba, Gabriel, Tomiyasu as the 3 CB’S, and promote Heaven as 4th choice and get cup games and maybe some late sub minutes.