“He played very well as the Brazilian's understudy. He won most of the duels and always tried to play long balls overhead, it was a relative success”, “The Pole showed why Arsenal value him so highly”, “he did great, replacing Gabriel. Rasmus Hojlund played him several times he checked, but Kiwior played solid” – English media wrote about the Pole after the match against Manchester United. As it turns out, one of the giants has now expressed even greater interest in it.
Jakub Kiwior close to transfer. The Italians announce an absolute hit
The media have been speculating for a long time that the Polish representative may move to Italy. It was allegedly put on the wish list of, among others, Inter, Juventus, AC Milan and SSC Napoli. The latter club seems most determined to sign him and has even officially inquired about his situation. Lately However, there was information that Antonio Conte was not entirely convinced about our player.
The daily “Il Mattino” confirms that Napoli is investigating the signing of Kiwior and “plans to overtake the competition in the race for him.” Supposedly, the club would even be ready to immediately invest the money that will soon be received from the sale of Victor Osimhen. This move could help the Polish defender join the team already in the winter transfer window. Calciomercato.com points out that Conte himself is becoming more and more convinced of Kiwior.
According to recent reports, Arsenal would like to sell him for 40-45 million euros, but it is difficult to expect that anyone will pay such money. The transfer amount will probably amount to PLN 25 million, although SSC Napoli would like to loan the Pole first. However, the English club does not want to agree to such a solution. And this may be the reason that will make the negotiations longer.
After 14 rounds of the Premier League, Arsenal is third in the table with 28 points. Liverpool is the leader (28 points), ahead of Chelsea. Mikel Arteta's players will play their next league match on Sunday, December 8, when they will face each other at 15:00 away from Fulham.