Arsenal monitoring Atalanta full-back Marco Palestra

Arsenal are carefully monitoring Atalanta’s extremely rated full-back Marco Palestra over a doable transfer to the Emirates Stadium subsequent summer season, in accordance with Nicolo Schira.

The Italian is presently on mortgage at Cagliari from Atalanta and has established himself as one of the crucial thrilling full-backs within the Italian division within the ongoing marketing campaign.

Final marketing campaign, the 20-year-old confirmed flashes of brilliance in his temporary cameos for Atalanta however needed to go away on mortgage as a result of presence of already established right-back choices Davide Zappacosta and Raoul Bellanova.

This season, he was initially introduced in on mortgage to construct his enjoying time at Cagliari and supply cowl for Gabriel Zappa. Nonetheless, he has since made the place his personal and is enjoying a basic function in Cagliari’s push for the highest 10, the place they presently sit in thirteenth place, 4 factors behind Lazio in tenth after 27 video games.

Having featured in 26 of Gli Isolani’s 27 Serie A video games, the teen is making a powerful case for inclusion in Gennaro Gattuso’s squad for subsequent month’s World Cup qualification conflict towards Northern Eire on the New Stability Area in Bergamo in March, as per Sky Italia.

Palestra to interchange Ben White?

It seems Palestra’s performances haven’t solely caught the eye of the Italian nationwide workforce boss but in addition that of London membership Arsenal, as Nicolo Schira claims the Europa League winners are monitoring the full-back.

In keeping with the Italian switch skilled, the Gunners’ scouts have been to Cagliari’s current video games to look at the Italian U21 worldwide fullback forward of a doable transfer to the Emirates Stadium.

With Zappacosta turning 34 in the summertime and the potential of a departure, Atalanta could be eager to reintegrate Palestra into their workforce subsequent season.

Therefore, it’ll solely take a concrete provide for them to think about his sale, and it’s no shock that Schira provides the Italian membership have positioned a £43m valuation on him amid curiosity from Arsenal.

For the reason that starting of final season, Ben White has been second fiddle in Mikel Arteta’s pecking order in his right-back ranks, largely attributable to recurring accidents which have stored him out for prolonged spells, in addition to the sturdy type of Jurrien Timber.

Though the Englishman is contracted till 2028, a departure appears seemingly, and Palestra could be a viable long-term possibility to interchange him ought to he depart in the summertime.