Arsenal hope to announce the signing of Riccardo Calafiori on Monday evening after they agreed a deal with Bologna for the Italy centre back worth £33.7million plus £4.2million in add-ons.
Jakub Kiwior has been reluctant to move in the opposite direction and the Poland centre back hopes for interest from AC Milan or another Italian club.
Arsenal are in talks to offload Eddie Nketiah, the forward, to Marseille, who have also considered Hwang Hee-chan, the Wolverhampton Wanderers forward.
The north London club are also the frontrunners to sign Mikel Merino, the Spain midfielder who is expected to leave Real Sociedad after he entered the final year of his deal. He has also been linked with Barcelona.
Speaking at Arsenal’s pre-season training camp in Thousand Oaks,