Arsenal are said to be “more decisive” than Liverpool in the race to sign Sporting CP star Gonzalo Inácio, according to Portuguese magazine A Bola.
After impressing for the Portuguese La Liga giants recently, the 22-year-old has attracted significant attention from some of the biggest clubs across Europe, with both Liverpool and Arsenal showing interest.
Sporting Witness, quoting and translating from the print edition of ‘A Bola’, claims that Sporting fear losing their star defender midway through the season, with several clubs eyeing him and the Gunners It is reported that they have shown the most concrete interest.
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The newspaper also notes that Inacio’s current contract has a release clause of £52m, and that an unnamed English club has already made an official offer of around £35m plus a bonus of £17m to sign Inacio’s contract.
It is claimed that it has been submitted to.
Therefore, it remains to be seen whether Ruben Amorim will accept this proposal.
Arsenal are the only English club mentioned as potential suitors in Bora’s article, with the Gunners most likely to have made a formal proposal to Sporting.
Battle
Mikel Arteta’s side therefore appear aiming to beat Liverpool in this race by accelerating their efforts in January.
Inácio is a left-footed central defender but can also play in the left-back position.
He’s got speed, he’s a good header, he plays well from defense and he reads the game well.
The 22-year-old’s style of play is better suited to Arteta’s possession-based system.
Moreover, Inacio could be a smart signing if Arsenal were to sign him, as he would be an ideal option to replace Oleksandr Zinchenko.
However, the north London club spent more than £200m last summer, suggesting they cannot afford to spend big in January.
It is therefore unlikely that Arsenal will be able to sign Inacio this month if Sporting only asks for a transfer fee of £52m.
It will therefore be interesting to see if the Emirates club can finally secure Inacio’s contract this winter period
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