Adrien Rabiot is speaking to several clubs before making a decision on his future after leaving Juventus.
The midfielder’s contract with the Old Lady expired at the end of June, and he refused to sign an extension that they offered him.
In the last two seasons, the former PSG man has proven to be one of the best midfielders in the Italian top flight, making him one of the high-profile free agents available in Europe.
Arsenal is expected to prioritise the signing of Mikel Merino in the coming weeks after sealing a deal for Riccardo Calafiori.
However, Merino may not be the only midfielder they sign. A report in Gazzetta dello Sport reveals that Arsenal is also one of the top clubs keen on Rabiot.
The report suggests they have contacted his entourage and that he is one of the players they consider important to sign.
Just Arsenal Opinion
Rabiot did well at Juventus in the last two seasons, but if we sign Merino, then we probably do not have to add the Frenchman to our group.
Rabiot will struggle to play in our team in that case unless we cash in on at least one key midfielder before we can sign him.
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Isn’t he and his agent mum known to be a bit difficult?
He is on a free but I can see him wanting a such a huge packet that we are better off out of it
if Merino is coming in, who is already 28, it seems unlikely Edu/Arteta will add another set of old legs in Rabiot to Partey and Jorginho
Rabiot best days behind him, does not take Arsenal forward despite the favourable finances
I’d rather have him over Merino. He has it in him to produce magic moments every now and then, which is what we are missing.
We already have a young athletic consistent midfielder in Rice. Rabiot is what we need for those cagey games.
There’s zero merit to this report.
Fabrizio has all but confirmed the signing of Merino.
So unless someone unexpectedely leaves or breaks a leg, there won’t be any other midfield signing.
Another day, another story linking Arsenal and Rabiot. These stories have been going on for years now – literally.
Does Arsenal really want to take up space on their (increasing) wage bill with his wages? Probably not.
Merino doesn’t convince me as the right signing. We really needed a 6 instead so that Rice can play as * because we hardly lose a game with him as 8 and besides we always score more goals with him in that role.
We always struggle when Havertz plays there but Arteta keeps on experimenting with him as 8. This is crazy.
Havertz had good numbers playing as 8 against Liverpool but as usual we struggled and ended up losing the game even though he scored.
Why can’t he even play Zinchenko as 8? he has clearly demonstrated that he is a disaster at left back but is very crucial when he moves forward. We don’t need more no 8s because that’s where Nwaneri played again Man U