The wait is almost over!Ricardo Calafiori is just days away from joining Arsenal and forming a defensive partnership with William Saliba in the Gunners’ centre-back line.According to The Athletic, Arsenal are accelerating their efforts to sign the 22-year-old Bologna defender. They are apparently looking to complete a deal for the emerging defender before the other clubs maybe grab him.The Calafiori volcano is about to erupt: Arsenal showing most interestCalafiori impressed at Bologna, helping the club to a top-four finish in Serie A and a return to the Champions League. He has been capped five times for Italy and started all three group-stage matches at the recently ended European Championship.Several Italian media quote Ricardo’s words to the Bologna boardroom:”Please allow me to complete my goal and move to Arsenal. That’s what I want.”🚨🔴⚪️ 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 At the same time, his agent, Alessandro Lucci, is working on agreeing on terms with Arsenal. All the basics of the deal were defined on Friday, and only the paperwork remains before Ricardo travels to London.The value of the deal varies from source to source, but the closest to the truth is the following formula: Arsenal will pay Bologna 40,000,000 euros in total, and additional bonus of 5,000,000.##NAJAVA_MECA_8224681##
