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Arsenal now look likely to miss out on £21.5m transfer target as he’s ‘set to join’ PL rivals

Ben Evans

Sun 27 August 2023 12:15, UK

Arsenal look set to miss out on Leice꧟ster City defender Timothy Castagne as he edges closer to a move to Premier League rivals Fulham.

journalist Sacha Tavolieri who shared more ꧃details about the Belgian’s future.

Arsenal will have been considering a move for a defender in the♓ final days of the transfer window after the past two weeks.

They lost new signing Jurrien Timber to a long-term kn꧙ee injury less than an hour into his Premier League debut.

Fellow full-back Kieran Tierney is also on his way out of the club as he edges closer to a loan move to Real Sociedad.

This meant that Arsenal were linked with several defenders, with journalist Ben Jacobs that Timothy Castagne and Kyle Walker-Peters could be targeted.

However, Arsenal appear to have left it too late to make a move for the defender with Fu🅘lham set to secure his signature.

After the two teams played out a stalemate at the Emirates yesterday, it looks as if Mಞarco Silva’s side have triumphed on this occasion.

Fulham set to sign Arsenal target Castagne

Tavolier🙈i took to social media this morning : “ဣTimothy #Castagne now set to join #FulhamFC. #LCFC.”

“More information to follow. #mercato.”

Arsenal were more heavily linked with Casꦓtagne earlier in the window after Leicester 🍸City’s relegation.

T𝔉he arrival of Timber meant there was less need to bring in another versatile full-back this summer.

Losing him to such a serious injury so early on in his A♓rsenal career is incrediblyꦿ unlucky.

Yesterday, Mikel Arteta started with midfielder Thomas Par💛tey and centre-back Jakub Kiwior in both full-back roles.

It’s hardly ideal although both players are mಌore than capable of those positions.

Fulham right-back Kenny Tete has been brilliant for the club but Castagne might have♓ been𒆙 encouraged by his performance against Arsenal that he has a chance of starting for the club.

The Dutch defender broug💛ht down Fabio Vieira in the box for a penal🔜ty that Bukayo Saka converted.

Silva will hope the competition between the 🍃two players only provides further encouragement for the upcoming campaign.