Juventus midfielder Arthur Melo has been offered to Arsenal ahead of the January transfer window as the Serie A club look to move him on.
Tuttomercatoweb claim that Arthur has been proposed to Arsenal in an effort to set up a January move.
It’s unclear just how Arsenal feel about that yet, but some interest would make sense.
Calciomercato suggested earlier in December that Arsenal do hold an interest in signing Arthur.
You would therefore assume that Arsenal are at least somewhat interested in the offer from Juventus.
Sevilla are interested whilst Roma are also claimed to have made contact with Juventus in search of a deal.
If Arsenal do want to bring Arthur to North London, they will meed to move quickly to get him on board.
Juventus paid a huge £66million to sign Arthur from Barcelona in 2020, though that was partly offset by Miralem Pjanic heading in the other direction for £55million.
Arthur is in a tricky spot this season. The 25-year-old has only started three league games and was recently banished from training by Massimiliano Allegri for timekeeping issues.
Juventus are clearly open to letting Arthur go, so why would Arsenal want him?
Thomas Partey and Mohamed Elneny are heading to the Africa Cup of Nations very soon.
That means Granit Xhaka and Albert Sambi Lokonga will be the only recognised central midfielders at Mikel Arteta’s disposal.
A loan for Arthur with a view to a permanent move in the summer could make some sense, with Arsenal now facing a decision.
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