Jorrel Hato, Thomas Partey, Alejandro Garnacho, and Charles Watts (Photo by Srdjan Stevanovic, Carl Recine, Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
Unconfirmed claims of Jorrel Hato talks this week
I’m not overly surprised that we’ve seen fresh links between Jorrel Hato and Arsenal as he’s a player they have been following for a long time.
If he does leave Ajax this summer, then I would expect Arsenal to be involved in the conversation at the very least given the amount of time they have been keeping tabs on his development at Ajax.
I’m not sure how much things have moved on with him. I’ve seen suggestions that there are talks happening with his agent in London this week, but I can’t confirm that at this stage.
But as I said, it wouldn’t surprise me and I do think there is space for him at the club, even with the strong options Mikel Arteta has available in defence right now.
Kieran Tierney has gone and there is a chance that Oleksandr Zinchenko could follow, with AC Milan believed to be interested and Fulham now also mentioned as a possibility.
Should Zinchenko go then I think there would be space for Hato – even with both Jakub Kiwior and Riccardo Calafiori still around.
But Mikel Arteta would certainly have to share the minutes around to ensure that everyone is kept happy.
While I do think there would be space for Hato, it’s not one that I would have at the top of my priority list for Arsenal this summer, however.
I think we all know that the priority should be strengthening in attack.
So if signing Hato – who would not come cheap – would impact what business could be done improving the forward options then I would have reservations about the deal.
Rodrygo, Garnacho, Kudus – latest on potential Arsenal winger targets
I can’t say that I’ve heard anything to suggest that Alejandro Garnacho is a realistic transfer target for Arsenal.
Obviously we know that they are in the market for a new winger, but I don’t believe that Garnacho is high up on their list – if he even features on it at all.
I actually like Garnacho as a player. He’s someone who catches my eye every time I watch him play and it would not surprise me to see him really kick on when…
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