Fabrizio Romano says Arsenal transfer target has 80-90% chance of moving this summer | OneFootball

Arsenal fans may be interested to hear that Fabrizio Romano rates the chances of Castello Lukeba leaving RB Leipzig at around 80-90% likely this summer.

The talented 23-year-old has impressed in his time in the Bundesliga and it makes sense that he’s now seen as someone Leipzig could cash in on.

Speaking on his YouTube channel, Romano says it now looks very likely that Lukeba will be moving on this summer, though he did not name a specific club the Frenchman could be joining.

A recent report from L’Equipe stated that Arsenal were in initial discussions over signing Lukeba, so that could be one to watch out for in the weeks and months ahead.

Fabrizio Romano on Castello Lukeba transfer

“There is a lot of interest in Castello Lukeba,” Romano said.

“The release clause is around €80m but the player can leave for less than this in this summer’s transfer window. So there are several clubs following the situation.

“For Lukeba it’s close to 80-90% the possibility to see him leaving already in this 2026 summer transfer window. There will be movement for the player for sure.”

Do Arsenal need Castello Lukeba?

Lukeba is a fine player at a good phase of his career, and it seems like he wouldn’t cost a fortune.

However, do Arsenal really need another centre-back? It’s perhaps hard to see Lukeba getting much playing time due to the presence of William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes, while Cristhian Mosquera is a solid backup and Riccardo Calafiori and Jurrien Timber can also fill in in that position.

For that reason, see the table above as we’ve given Lukeba to Arsenal a XX with our Transfer Fit rating system – find out more about how the scoring works here.