Arsenal are close to completing a deal with Bologna for defender Riccardo Calafiori, who is expected to undergo a medical in the coming days, sources have told ESPN.
The 22-year-old will join Arsenal in the United States as their pre-season tour continues with games against Manchester United and Liverpool over the next week.
Sources have told ESPN that Arsenal will pay around €50 million ($64 million) for Calafiori and that a significant portion of that amount is owed to his former club Basel, who negotiated a sell-on fee when they allowed him to move in the summer of 2023.
Calafiori is an Italian international capable of playing as a centre-back and left-back. He featured in all three of Italy's group games at Euro 2024 and will become Arsenal's first signing of the summer after making David Raya's loan move to Brentford permanent in a deal worth a total of £30m ($38m).
