Mikel Arteta and the Arsenal players welcome new signing Ricardo Calafiori from Bologna
Arsenal fans couldn't help but notice how Jurrien Timber and Jakub Kiwior reacted to Riccardo Calafiori 's arrival at the club.Timber and Kiwior both play left-back and centre-back but had difficult campaigns last season.
But Arsenal fans noticed his rivals for game time, particularly Dutchman Timber who warmly clapped his hands before darting a glance at the new recruit. Arteta largely stuck with the same back four when available with David Raya taking Aaron Ramsdale's position in goal but Calafiori could become the new first-choice left-back ahead of Zinchenko.Calafiori could be the answer after Zinchenko came under fire at times throughout the season while the 22-year-old made a short speech during his first meeting with the squad.
After the meeting had concluded, Arteta gave Calafiori a big hug as the full-back said: "Is this real?"Arsenal's move for Calafiori was held up by Bologna after a dispute with his former club Basel over the sell-on fee and Arteta admitted he was left frustrated.He said: "I’m very happy. It took a while - it was a player that we have monitored for a year.
Whether Calafiori will take part remains to be seen but Arteta might give fans a little look at their latest signing.Arteta: "I am very happy that we’ve got Riccardo done. As I said, it was very important to have that protection in the backline because of the issues that we had, especially last year when Jurrien was injured."It was the numbers. We only had six defenders in the backline and at this level you have to be really lucky to sustain the season like this.
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