Juventus proceed to observe Arsenal wantaway defender Jakub Kiwior who may very well be an possibility for January, however Napoli have reportedly emerged in its place vacation spot.
The Tychy native earned fame throughout his time at Spezia. Though he had a number of suitors in Serie A, together with the Outdated Girl, he ended up signing for the Gunners in January 2023 for 19 million euros.
Nevertheless, the Polish centre-back has been struggling for enjoying time at Mikel Arteta’s court docket. Gabriel and William Saliba stay the popular choices on the coronary heart of the backline, whereas Riccardo Calafiori’s arrival final summer time pushed Kiwior additional down within the pecking order.
Subsequently, the 24-year-old has solely made 5 appearances within the Premier League and one within the Champions League, all coming off the bench. His solely two begins this season ensued within the Carabao Cup.
In current weeks, Kiwior has emerged as one of many essential candidates to signal for Juventus in January.
The Serie A giants are determined so as to add high quality depth to their defensive division after dropping Gleison Bremer and Juan Cabal to season-ending ACL accidents. Juventus Soccer Director Cristiano Giuntoli has confirmed the membership’s want to signal a brand new defender in January.
However whereas Juventus are being linked with a bunch of profiles, the Arsenal benchwarmer may very well be a severe risk because of his unsatisfactory place on the Emirates, along with being an outdated pupil of Thiago Motta because of their time collectively at Spezia.
Nonetheless, Italian journalist Niccolo Ceccarini believes that the Poland worldwide can also be a switch goal for Napoli who’re additionally seeking to bolster Antonio Conte’s backline.
“Napoli can also be at all times working available on the market. The Partenopei need to add depth in protection. The Buongiorno-Rrahmani duo represents a assure however the thought of the membership is to additional enrich the division with a top quality addition,” explains the TuttoMercatoWeb editor-in-chief by way of JuventusNews24.
“Arsenal’s Kiwior stays a speculation however it’s clear that Napoli can also be trying past him, and produce other choices on the shortlist.”
Kiwior’s contract with the North London giants is legitimate till June 2028.