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Arsenal Transfer News: Latest Rumours on Mario Lemina and Franck Kessie
- Updated: December 2, 2016
Juventus could sell reported Arsenal and Leicester City transfer target Mario Lemina to fund a move for a new midfielder, with Atalanta starlet Franck Kessie an option for the club.
As reported by Nicola Balice and Edo Dalmonte of Calciomercato, Lemina has lost his position in the Bianconeri starting XI, despite the team’s ongoing injury crisis and the issues Juventus have had in the centre of the park.
The Old Lady has been linked with a host of other midfielders, and Alfredo Pedulla (h/t Calciomercato’s Lorenzo Bettoni) reported Kessie has already agreed to a move to Juventus, snubbing Arsenal and Chelsea in the process.
Juventus will likely have to move some players in order to facilitate the transfer, however, and while the likes of Kwadwo Asamoah sit even lower in the pecking order than Lemina right now, the Gabon international’s recent slide and high value make him a solid candidate as well.
Lemina started the season as an automatic starter and the replacement for Paul Pogba, with Juventus fighting off the Gunners and Leicester to make his loan deal permanent.
He had shown flashes of his ability in the 2015-16 season, despite dealing with injury, as you can see in the video below:
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