Reports from Foot Mercato earlier this week suggested that AC Milan had made Arsenal’s Jakub Kiwior their transfer priority, but Fabrizio Romano isn’t so sure.
Romano writes in his Daily Briefing that Kiwior has always been appreciated by Milan, and he was on their transfer shortlist in January, but the club currently have different priorities – namely a right-back and a striker.
A move for a centre-back is viewed as more likely later in the window, and Romano claims Milan haven’t approached Arsenal yet.
As for whether Arsenal would sell Kiwior, the report suggests they’d only do so for a significant fee.
Kiwior wasn’t always a starter for Arsenal in 2023/24, with Gabriel Magalhaes and William Saliba preferred at centre-back, and a lot of competition at left-back.
The 24-year-old did have one particularly strong run in the team in February and March, with Arsenal going unbeaten in the league during that period and winning their Champions League tie against FC Porto.
Yet Kiwior’s 18 starts over the course of the season are still likely less than he could be getting elsewhere.
Kiwior is under contract until 2028, and Milan are yet to make a move, so it’s unlikely we’ll see a transfer before Euro 2024.
The player has been named in Poland’s provisional Euro 2024 squad. Having played all but three minutes of his country’s last 21 fixtures, he’s almost certain to be a starter at the tournament.
Poland have a couple of friendlies over the next week or so, playing Ukraine on Friday, June 7th and Turkey on Monday, June 10th.
After that, they kick off their participation at the Euros with a game against the Netherlands on Sunday, June 16th.