Arsenal finalizing deal for Riccardo Calafiori 🚨 'VERY GOOD BUSINESS!' - Craig Burley | ESPN FC

On ESPN FC, Craig Burley, Steve Nicol and Gabriele Marcotti join Kay Murray on ESPN FC to discuss Riccardo Calafiori's fit with Arsenal following reports of finalizing a contract worth €40M + €5M in add-ons.

[SwiftGifts-niqz]

All i know is Martinelli is gonna be on absolute fire this season now..

[historianofmanythings]

Pep and Arteta playing 4 center backs is terrorism

[bujiman]

Frank with that quality bathroom acoustics

[STORIESFROMKENYA]

Arteta started playing 4CBs before Pep!

[KwameAboagye-oj]

Arsenal has done well by signing Riccardo Calafiori from Bologna as either CB or LB.

[dazl]

People think Calafiori is a replacement for Zincenko but I have a feeling Arteta is going to move Zincenko into a midfield role.

[esethumgoqi]

Arsenal options:

Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori
Timber, White, Gabriel, Calafiori
Calafiori, Saliba, Gabriel, Timber
White, Timber, Gabriel, Calafiori
White, Calafiori, Gabriel, Timber
White, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori
White, Saliba, Gabriel, Timber
White, Saliba, Calafiori, Timber
White, Saliba, Timber, Calafiori

[kazielbonn]

Left Back: Calafiori, Timber & Tomiyasu.
Left C.Back: Gabriel, Calafiori, Saliba, White, Tomiyasu & Timber.
Right C.Back: Saliba, White, Tomiyasu, Timber, Calafiori & Gabriel.
Right Back: White, Timber & Tomiyasu.

Can even have Rice in either CB positions in extreme emergencies, so that's solid depth for the backline with added bonus of funds coming in from sales of Kiwior and Zinchenko.

[goonercolt]

It's so little money and Gave is clueless the only snag is between Bologna and Basel on how the fee split they have is paid

[DiReal_Donclassy]

This is good thinking by Arteta. The addition of Calafiori fortifies the team and increases squad depth. There'll be more latitude to replace injured or vulnerable players and of course a higher chance of winning the league and contending for the CL. As a Liverpool fan I'm jealous and devastated by my Management's lukewarm attitude in strengthening our squad with a defender like Cala especially in view of this Slot's experiment.

[Nathansss]

What this means is Arsenal will have two very good bench defenders always available. We can now rest saliba or gabi more than we have previously. I’m really excited with this signing

[malcolmodoy]

One thing I have learnt from these pundits, never trust Overhype too much

[SilverSurfer]

Tell you what, there are non-football playing YouTubers who know more about these new players and what they can bring to the game and new team than these famous footy fossils.

[HenrySamson-psti]

Looks like it could be a good move for him.. competing with Gabriel and Saliba in that backline

[snowblak_tsl]

Gab's hate for Arsenal is so visible

[exteendo_]

Arsenal really good team looking forward to see them play 👏🤞

[eL--RaL]

ESPN secretly snuck in Chelsea and United in the premier league odds like we wouldn't notice 💀😂

[jordandavis]

Arsenal signing Calafiori also opens up opportunities to sign other Italian defenders in the future as he is the current face of the Italian national team backline and Italian defenders generally do not leave Italy. If He stays here for a long time and excels more Italian defenders may take the chance and go abroad to Arsenal or even other teams.

[heenalp]

Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Timber, White, Tomiyasu, Calafiori, Kivior, and Tierny - 5 of those can play left back (and Saka can play there too!) - it seems to be a problem positions for Arteta

[Toracube]

Arsenal rely so much on Saka…and have little genuine cover if he’s on a long term injury.