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Arsenal finished runners-up in the Premier League for the second season in a row, becoming the backdrop for Manchester City to win the title. Arsenal's quality has steadily improved in recent years, but finishing second in the league clearly does not meet the team's requirements, and the Gunners continue to strengthen the squad this summer with their first signing already finalised. Mu Shuai looked away! 2.6 million let go of the Roma treasure defender, and now worth 45 million + to sign Arsenal.
According to Fabrizio Romano, Arsenal have reached an agreement with Bologna FC for a €40 million transfer fee to move to Arsenal, with a €5 million floating fee in the deal, as well as a resale clause, with Arsenal expected to sign Carafiori next week.
The 22-year-old Calafiori made a name for himself in Bologna last season. In Serie A, Calafiori made 30 appearances for Bologna, making 26 starts, scoring two goals and providing five assists. Calafiori's pass completion rate is 90%, averaging 1.6 tackles, 1.67 interceptions and 2.5 clearances per game, with the most assists and interceptions in Serie A.
Calafioli is a proper Bologna defensive thigh, a left-footed player who can play as a centre-back as well as a left wing-back. Calafioli also played in the European Championship for Italy as a main player, providing a perfect assist against Croatia to help Italy qualify, but unfortunately was suspended due to accumulation of yellow cards and missed the knockout match against Switzerland, while Italy was also eliminated.
The young Calafiori, who led Bologna to Champions League qualification last season, is also a defensive player that the Italy national team will need to rely on for many years to come, and the current value of Calafioride is 45 million euros. Arsenal's acquisition of the signing of potential stock Calafiori is crucial, and the defensive strength has been strengthened again, and Carafiori's age is also in line with Arsenal's team-building strategy.
Calafiori is so good now, it must have been a loss to his old club Roma. Because Calafiori came through the Roma academy, he was abandoned by Jose Mourinho's Roma in the summer of 2022 and sold to Switzerland side Basel at a low price, before being traded to Bologna, where he proved himself.
In the 21-22 season, Calafioli made nine appearances for Roma under Jose Mourinho, starting five times and providing two assists, with few opportunities to perform. Jose Mourinho has underestimated Calafiori's talent, and his development in recent years is expected to be a disappointment for Roma.