Arsenal was reportedly rejected by Valencia for talented young Spanish centre-back Christian Mosquera.
The gunners are strongly tied to Mosquera as BBC Sports picked up efforts to bring the 20-year-old defender to Emirates Stadium.
However, there may be some issues ahead as Radiomarca Valencia provides the latest information on the situation today.
See below as Valencia states that Arsenal has rejected opening offer of less than 200 million euros. Therefore
Additional information from Sport Witness suggests that Mosquera himself has already agreed to personal terms for the transition to Arsenal.
Does Arsenal really need another defensive signature when working on a deal for Mosquera?
Mosquera’s name came out from blue yesterday, somewhat blue, as much of Arsenal’s summer focused on attacking players.
Ben Jacobs reported on give me sports about Arsenal’s interest in a wide range of players like Rodrigo Goes and Ebebeki Eze.
Arsenal has deep defensive strength, with William Saliba and Gabriel Magalges being indisputable starters, and Jakubu Kiwiall, Ben White, Julien Timber and Riccardo Carafioli also able to play there.
So, while Mosquera doesn’t necessarily seem necessary, perhaps his arrival means someone like Kiwior will move on.
Arsenal needs squad depth
Even if no one left, Arsenal could still do well to add someone and depth like Mosquera if they could do it without using their property.
Gabriel missed a big chunk after an injury last season, but White was out for a while, but Carafioli was in and out of the team as he deals with fitness issues.
A year ago, Timber missed the entire season and Saliba had to play a lot of football during this period.
The AFC doesn’t want themselves to be inadequate in options if they’re feeling bad for the injury, so if Mosquera falls out, it could be a wise addition.
