Arsenal have made an offer for Barcelona winger Raphinha as the Catalans look for money to sign Nico Williams this summer, according to reports.
The Gunners have made just one signing so far this summer with David Raya arriving from Brentford on a permanent basis after spending last season on loan at the Emirates Stadium.
But their deal to sign Bologna centre-back Riccardo Calafiori is extremely close to being announced after .
And now transfer expert Fabrizio Romano claims he s now travelling to the United States in order to sign his contract and begin training with his team-mates.
Romano wrote in his Caught Offside column: Medical done for Riccardo Calafiori who’s set to travel to USA from London together with his agents. Calafiori will sign a five-year deal as a new Arsenal player in the US.
But Arsenal are still looking to sign more players this summer with reports that they are set to ramp up their interest in Real Sociedad midfielder Mikel Merino this week.
And now that Arsenal have now made an offer of €50m (£42m) for Raphinha as Barcelona look to desperately sell players .
The Catalan giants are struggling to get a deal for Athletic Bilbao Nico Williams over the line because of finances, while they also need money to push through other deals.
Raphinha has no intention of leaving the Camp Nou this summer but Barcelona s need to sell could change his situation and he could leave the club during this transfer window .
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When asked about interest in Williams recently, Barcelona boss Hansi Flick said: He’s not our player. Nico Williams is under contract with another club and I can’t say anything.
La Liga and Serie A insider Matteo Moretto brought an update on Barcelona s interest in Williams last week.
Moretto wrote in his Caught Offside column: Barcelona is looking for a way to pay the release clause for Athletic Club s Nico Williams, even without an imminent sale. Then the sale may come after a deal for Wiliams.
