Arsenal should act now over Dayot Upamecano.
The door has been left open for Arsenal to sign French defender Dayot Upamecano.
Upamecano has been a top transfer target for the Gunners since last August, The Guardian reported.
Now the current financial crisis gives them a great opportunity to close a deal for the centre-back.
RB Leipzig’s sporting director, Markus Krösche told Kicker this week he did not believe the club would get £52 million for the defender.
It seems Krösche is living in the moment rather than looking at the wider picture.
Even in an economic downturn, £52 million is fantastic value for a 21-year-old centre-back regarded as one of the best in Europe already, and with the potential to be one of the greatest of his generation.
His view is a misjudgement. Somebody will have the finances to pay up, whether it be a rival Bundesliga club, Premier League team, or one of Spain’s giants.
This is where Arsenal need to be bold, and call Krösche’s bluff.
They should put in a £52 million bid now, on the condition this is their highest spend of the upcoming window, and try to get the deal done. Leipzig would only be too glad to get a cash injection, and they have the scouting network to find a bargain priced replacement.
Arsenal can make plenty of this figure up in player sales this summer. It wouldn’t be a financial gamble. Upamecano would be a superb investment.
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