This summer, Arsenal expects quite a few players to leave to make room for new signings. However, I strongly believe that they should resist the temptation to sell defender Jakub Kiwior.
According to reports, AC Milan has their sights set on Jakub Kiwior as their top target for this summer. During the winter transfer window, Arsenal firmly rejected the Serie A side’s idea of loaning the Polish left-back with a buyout option. It’s interesting that they haven’t given up yet, and they’re planning to come back for the ex-Spezia man in the hopes of convincing Arsenal to sell him or maybe just loan him to them next season.
Should Arsenal sell Kiwior in order to increase its transfer budget?
I don’t think they should; instead, the North Londoners should definitely make it a priority to keep the Polish international. Yes, if Arteta wants to increase his transfer budget, he’ll have to sell some players. But don’t you think there’s a delicate balance between offloading players, getting rid of deadweight, and getting rid of too many players all at once?
Kiwior stepped up for Arsenal when Oleksander Zinchenko and Takehiro Tomiyasu sustained injuries during the winter break. His contributions significantly impacted the Arsenal fixtures between January and March. He demonstrated his ability to contribute effectively to Mikel Arteta’s team.
Tomiyasu made a comeback to the starting lineup after his injury and ended up taking over the left-back position. However, this move was undoubtedly part of Arteta’s strategy for the Japan international: Arsenal views Tomiyasu as a fullback, while Kiwior’s primary role has always been central defence. Arteta brought him in to play as the left central defender.
Gabriel Magalhaes has managed to stay injury-free, which means Kiwior hasn’t had the opportunity to step in. This season, Gabriel’s impressive performances has made it criminal to bench him and provide Kiwior with some playing time at central defense. Arteta should definitely keep Kiwior, as Gabriel is not a robot. He might surprise us by playing just as well in central defence as he did at left back. Unless he really wants to go and we’re making a good profit, Arsenal should ignore any offers.
As fans, we tend to get a bit too caught up in selling squad players, don’t we? We’re definitely looking forward to a busy summer transfer window. However, let’s not get too carried away. The club is not likely to make more than three or maybe four marquee signings, so there’s no need to let go of valuable squad depth.
The initial Arsenal transfer plan is believed to involve bringing in a striker, a midfielder, a left back, and potentially a right winger to help alleviate Saka’s workload. Recruiting a top CB can wait, so let’s give Kiwior another year to prove his worth. No rush, right?
Jack Anderson
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Shouldn’t be sold to raise funds because he’s a good player, should only be sold if he wants to leave (to play more games, most likely), which could well be the case.
it does seem strange that Arsenal would be considering selling, or Kiwior would want to go
but the stories were circling in January too far more than any other Arsenal player, so may be something to it
while I am not yet fully convinced by Kiwior just yet, we have enough on our plate this summer window without a left sided centre back too
so not sell for me
We do within our fanbase rate players more then we should lol
He’s been okay