Arsenal are keen to sign Amadou Onana of Everton in the January Transfer Window as Mikel Arteta plans to improve midfield options amid the rumours of possible Thomas Partey’s exit.The Belgian international, 21, of Senegalese origins, has made 21 appearances for the Toffees this season, netting twice and assisting once. He joined the Merseyside slot from Lille in 2022, subsequently becoming a vital member of Sean Dyche’s team. However, as things stand and the British media report, Onana is open to a move to North London.##EDITORS_CHOICE##If Onana joins the Gunners, he’ll be used as a defensive midfielder, which would allow Declan Rice to feature where he did against Liverpool this past weekend, as Jorginho sat in front of the back four and did well. Mikel Arteta obviously feels he needs this formation with two players with a defensive-first approach, which would give Martin Odegaard and Rice more freedom in the offence. ##NAJAVA_MECA_7789070##Still, any deal for Onana will be costly, as Arsenal would have to dig deep financially once more after Rice’s move. It has been suggested that Onana’s price tag could be as high as £90m ($114m), although the Gunners would hope to bring any agreement in some way below that mark.
