Serie A outfit Torino reportedly want Kieran Gibbs – but West Bromwich Albion want Afriyie Acquah at The Hawthorns in return.
Italian outfit Torino have been on the lookout for a new left-back all summer and it seems that they have settled on Kieran Gibbs as their top target.
According to Calciomercato, the Serie A side are attempting to lure Gibbs to Italy after he was relegated from the Premier League last season with West Bromwich Albion.
But it seems that the Baggies want to play hard-ball – and are demanding a player in exchange if they are going to let the former Arsenal defender bid farewell to The Hawthorns one year after he arrived for £7 million.
Ghana Sports Online are reporting that West Brom are willing to let Gibbs leave but only if they get the Ghanaian international midfielder Afriyie Acquah in return. It is reported that the 26-year-old, whose contract runs out next summer, is dreaming of a move to England.
A defensive midfielder who was compared to the former Chelsea star Michael Essien in his younger days, Acquah has won 29 caps for his country and has been a Torino player since he moved from Hoffenheim back in 2015.
Just nine of his 22 Serie A appearances came from the start last season, however, so there would appear to be a good chance that Torino would let him leave if Gibbs was to arrive in the other direction.
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