Borussia Dortmund’s Raphael Guerreiro ought to be amongst Arsenal’s attainable switch targets this summer season with Granit Xhaka and Kieran Tierney seemingly amongst these heading for the exit door. The 29-year-old Portugal worldwide is predicted to go away the Bundesliga runners-up after seven seasons in Germany, the place he has turn out to be one of many division’s most interesting gamers.
Guerreiro is but to have agreed a brand new contract with Dortmund and now he may very well be set to embark on a brand new problem barring a late swing of occasions.
There was hypothesis that Dortmund are ready handy him a further two-year contract however at this second in time, the versatile left-back has one foot out of the door.
Arsenal ought to be trying on the Dortmund man as anyone that would enhance the depth inside their squad forward of their return to the Champions League.
Very like Oleksandr Zinchenko, Gurreiro can play each at left-back and in midfield which may show to be priceless versatility for Mikel Arteta.
Not solely that however he’s additionally vastly skilled at Champions League degree having featured within the competitors in every of the previous seven seasons.
It is the type of signing that simply makes good sense, significantly given there is no such thing as a switch price concerned – simply wages.
Again in 2016, Cristiano Ronaldo was requested which participant he would really like Actual Madrid to signal and his reply made for fascinating studying.
“Maybe my team-mate in Portugal, Raphael Guerreiro,” mentioned the Los Blancos celebrity, which should be recognised as a praise inside itself.
Whereas Ronaldo was hardly issuing a real switch demand, it was a sign of how extremely rated Guerreiro actually is amongst his friends.
Tierney now seems extremely more likely to depart Arsenal this summer season with Newcastle and Aston Villa amongst these eager.
The Scotsman is seeking to play common soccer after dropping his place within the facet this season and Guerreiro can be the proper substitute.
Zinchenko has additionally suffered a fair proportion of accidents this season and Arsenal want a high quality deputy in reserve able to step as much as the plate.
With Xhaka additionally heading for the exit door, Arsenal are going to want some cowl and competitors in midfield.
High quality is predicted to reach within the type of Declan Rice and there may very well be additional recruits in the midst of the park – one thing that’s more likely to affect Xhaka’s future.
But on the similar time, Arsenal do want some additional high quality across the squad as a few of their fringe gamers simply have not been as much as scratch this season – that’s the brutal fact.
Arteta remains to be refusing to substantiate that Xhaka is heading for Bayer Leverkusen and followers are nonetheless holding onto some type of hope that he may but keep put.