Arsenal could play a key role in Manchester City signing top full-back target Andrea Cambiaso this summer.
According to reports in Italy and England, including most recently in The Sun, there is a good possibility Juventus will sell Cambiaso at the end of the season.
Man City were in negotiations to sign the Italy wing-back in January and will now reignite their interest for their top full-back target.
And Arsenal could play a key role in making this deal happen.
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The Gunners will sell Nuno Tavares to Lazio for just €6 million in June after the Portugal left back completes a hugely successful season on loan in Serie A.
Juventus will then move to sign Tavares from Lazio as a replacement for Cambiaso. Tavares has been arguably the best left back in Italy this season, delivering eight assists.
With Juve valuing Cambiaso at around €60-70m, they will make a huge profit bringing in Tavares, who would likely cost less than half that amount.
Cambiaso is a tactically very flexible and unorthodox player, who can interpret multiple positions and roles on the pitch.
Naturally, he is a both-footed full-back or wing-back who can play on either side. But he has also played as a winger and as a central midfielder for Juventus.
As a full-back, he loves to get forward and to invert by cutting inside and joining the centre of the field as a playmaker. He is technically excellent, creative and a good dribbler.
He can occasionally switch off, be too laidback and take unnecessary risks, leading to a few costly mistakes this season, but his ceiling for growth is high.
Cambiaso joined Juventus from Genoa in 2022 and after a season on loan at Bologna has established himself as one of Serie A’s best full-backs.
He has also been capped 13 times by Italy, scoring two goals. He played for Italy at Euro 2024.
