According to Milan Live, Arsenal are one of three options for AC Milan playmaker Hakan Calhanoglu this summer.
The playmaker is out of contract at the end of the season and Milan are yet to get a deal done to keep him at the San Siro.
Calhanoglu’s priority is to stay with Milan, and three clubs are lining up to sign him for nothing at the end of the season.
Juventus are keen to keep him in Italy, Galatasaray would love to take him home to Turkey and Arsenal are viewing him as a potential replacement for Martin Odegaard.
Odegaard and Dani Ceballos are both returning to Real Madrid this summer, and it’s stated that Arsenal have spoken to Calhanoglu’s representatives about a move.
Agent Gordon Stipic – who also represents Arsenal-owned Sead Kolasinac – is believed to be seeking a €5million-a-year deal for Calhanoglu, which would be around £83,000-a-week.
If Arsenal offered that kind of deal, then he would be earning more than the likes of Kieran Tierney and Gabriel Magalhaes, according to The Mirror.
Calhanoglu has hit nine goals and 11 assists this season, offering great long-range shooting ability, free kick ability and the versatility to play as a number 10 or out wide.
Calhanoglu was even branded as ‘the new Mesut Ozil’ by Winfried Schafer back in 2013, and he could now be Arsenal’s long-term creative solution having allowed Ozil to leave.
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