Report: Arsenal now ready to challenge Tottenham for Italian star

According to Tuttosport, Arsenal are now ready to battle their North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur for the services of Bologna centre-back Riccardo Calafiori.

Calafiori is starring at the European Championships

Calafiori’s list of admirers seems to be growing by the day as the 22-year-old continues to impress at the Euros for Italy.

It was previously reported that Tottenham and Juventus were at the front of the queue to land the versatile defender, with Tutto Juve claiming last week that the Bianconeri were the favourites.

This was because while Spurs were ready to accelerate their approach and willing to meet Bologna’s asking price of around €40m-€45m (£33.7m-£38m), the player’s preference is thought to be reunited with Thiago Motta in Turin.

Arsenal enter race for Riccardo Calafiori

TuttoSport have now claimed that Arsenal are now ready to provide competition to Tottenham, with the Gunners also said to have identified Calafiori as a target.

The report states that Mikel Arteta’s men are now ‘ready to break in’ to the race for the defender’s signature, thus complicating matters.

It is revealed that Bologna would only let the youngster leave if there is a ‘monstrous offer’ this summer and the operation will prove difficult to pull off for Juve since the two Premier League sides have more resources than them.

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Bologna are playing the waiting game, knowing that Calafiori’s value is continuing to go up with each impressive display he delivers on the big stage in Germany.

One would expect more top clubs to enter the race for the 22-year-old over the next couple of weeks.

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