BBC Sport reveals Arsenal targets, Sporting mainstay was listed | OneFootball

was among the players assessed by Arsenal during the last transfer window, but ultimately stayed at Sporting. The Spanish full-back was part of an extensive list of potential signings for the Gunners, in a window in which the London club looked at several options to strengthen Mikel Arteta’s squad.

According to BBC Sport, Morgan Rogers was the top priority for the summer. The England international ended up joining Chelsea, however. In midfield, the Londoners’ first choice was not Bruno Guimarães either, but Elliot Anderson, who left Nottingham Forest to sign for Manchester City.

Arsenal also dared to dream of signing Vinícius Júnior from Real Madrid, on a list that included several big names in European football. Bradley Barcola, Kenan Yildiz, Yan Diomande, Nico Paz, Junior Kroupi, João Pedro, Julián Álvarez, Malick Fofana and Sandro Tonali were also identified by the club’s decision-makers.

It was in this group that Iván Fresneda caught the attention of the English side. The Spaniard was not, however, the only defensive option considered, as Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, Jacobo Ramón and Tarik Muharemovic were also among Andrea Berta and Mikel Arteta’s plans.

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