There is still a veil of uncertainty about the market situation that sees Riccardo Calafiori as the protagonistThe defender who stood out last season with Bologna seemed to be promised to Arsenal, but the deal that still needs to be done is still being worked out.
After this morning’s reconstructions, a new version of the facts emerges regarding the reasons for the slowdowns between the Emilians and the Gunners. An agreement for the transfer has not yet been reached: the Premier League club’s proposal of 40 million euros plus bonuses, in fact, does not satisfy Saputo’s club, which for its part would like at least 10 million more in fixed terms. In the meantime, Calafiori will be regularly available to his new coach, Vincenzo Italiano, for the start of the second part of the retreat, which will begin on July 22 in the town of Valles.
Furthermore, Bologna and Basel are staging a real tug of war on the issue. and they haven’t heard from each other for five days. In all this Calafiori will leave for retreat with the team, but the new coach knows he can’t count on him. And the club knows it needs to speed up for a replacement.