The Gunners are set to confirm the arrival of the Portugal Under-21 international within the next few days after the highly-rated playmaker arrived in London for his medical on Friday. According to The Athletic, Mikel Arteta will now focus his attention on bolstering his defensive ranks with the addition of a of a left-sided centre-half. Arsenal have been linked with Tierney’s Scotland international teammate, Aaron Hickey, but are facing competition from a number of Premier League clubs. United are struggling to agree a fee with Barcelona for Frenkie de Jong, while Jurrien Timber has opted to remain with Ajax. The centre-half is regarded as one of the best young defenders in European football but does not want to sacrifice the guarantee of regular first team football having broken into Louis van Gaal’s Netherlands national team ahead of November’s World Cup.

Source: Metro June 17, 2022 23:56 UTC