Green light for Kiwior: transfer imminent, player set to travel | OneFootball

The long and complex process for the transfer of Jakub Kiwior has entered its decisive phase. FC Porto and Arsenal resumed conversations about the Polish defender after Arsenal's meeting with Leeds United on Saturday. The SAD presented a new offer that includes a loan with an obligatory purchase option, in a deal that, adding the loan fee and the acquisition value, should exceed 20 million euros. Today, as we have found out, the London club's management is meeting to deliberate, so the case may be resolved soon with a favorable outcome for the dragons – something that, in the first approach, seemed unlikely.

The Polish player even has a private jet booked to travel to the city of Porto today. Kiwior will leave at 7 pm if FC Porto manages to close the transfer with Arsenal today.

In July, recall, FC Porto had contacted Arsenal, which responded with a proposal of 30 million euros – a prohibitive amount that led the blue and white club to back down. However, the evolution of events ended up favoring the dragons, especially due to the change in the status of the Polish international, who lost his position in the hierarchy. With Saliba and Gabriel Magalhães untouchable in the defense axis, Arsenal hired Cristhian Mosquera from Valencia. Last season, Kiwior played 30 games with great consistency, both as a center-back and left-back, standing out in the performances against Real Madrid in the Champions League. This season, however, he was not even called to the bench in the first game and, in the second, saw Mosquera enter when Mikel Arteta substituted Calafiori.

At 25 years old, Kiwior is looking for regular minutes and a change of scenery, preferring to leave the English championship, where he would have other possibilities. FC Porto offers him that context and also the advantage of having his compatriot Jan Bednarek as a teammate, with whom he has played hundreds of games for the Poland national team. The investment would be considerable, but Kiwior is highly valued: he meets the requirements demanded by the dragons both on and off the pitch and would solve two needs at the same time – strengthening the depth in the center of defense and providing a quality alternative on the left side.

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