🚨 Emergency Broadcast: Arsenal and Riccardo Calafiori

A handsome Italian in north London? Let's break down the fit.

Arsenal are about to secure the services of EURO2024 poster-boy Riccardo Calafiori — he of chiseled jawline and intangible Italian aura. They’ve beaten off a couple of rivals to bag him after his breakout season at Bologna.

We’ve rallied the team to tell you whether this is good or not, and why.

Stevie Ganavas, SCOUTED’s resident Italian, will be doing close analysis of the player a bit further down - but we’ll start with Tom Curren, in north London, looking at his suitability for Mikel Arteta’s team.

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In this Emergency Broadcast:

• The Arsenal perspective - why has Mikel Arteta gone for another centre-back?

• The Italian take - just how good was Calafiori in Serie A, and what will he bring to the Premier League?

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Disclaimer: For this Emergency SCOUTED Broadcast, we are relying on Fabrizio Romano. Risky, we know. If the deal breaks down from here, blame him, or Arsenal, or Bologna, or Basel, or Microsoft. Blame anyone but us, basically. We’re posting this now before the official confirmation because we want to get the key insights to you early. Enjoy.