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Arsenal to bid for ‘one of the best’ talents around as talks over £29m deal advance

The 2024/25 campaign is going pretty well for Arsenal so far – although the Gunners are still alert to opportunities to improve Mikel Arteta’s side.

Arsenal sit third in both the Premier League and the 🥂UEFA Champions League – losing just three of 23 gamꦰes across all competitions.

Position Team Played MP Won W Drawn D Lost L For GF Against GA Diff GD Points Pts
3 ArsenalArsenal15 8 5 2 29 15 14 29

Despite that impressive form – and the absence of a Sporting Director after Edu Gaspar departed Arsenal – Mikel Arteta is exploring the market for players who could improve🎃✨ his side, with a deal for Vitor Reis now looking likely.

Arsenal make progress in Vitor Reis talks

A story from now 🎶states that Arsenal ༒are in constant discussions with the 18-year-old’s representatives ahead of a potential January move.

The Brazilian news outlet claim that Arsenal are expected to make a bid for Reis soon, with negotiations set to intensify across✱ the coming weeks.

Photo by Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images
Photo by Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images

Palmeiras are said to be aware they could make more money f꧋rom the teenager by selling him in the summer transfer window, although it is still believed that a January deal can materialise for the right price.

Reis – consideredඣ one of the best talents in Brazil – would offer Arteta a new option in the centre of defence, where many an injury absence has been seen lately in the form of Gabriel Magalhaes, Ben White and Takehiro To✅miyasu.

Of course, the🍸 latter duo are more often used at full-back by Arsenal, although they can also play centrally, and their absence means the Gunners have no further backup options behind the current partnership of William Saliba and Jakub Kiwio🌞r.

Therefore, Reis would be a necessary addition.

How much Vitor Reis could cost Arsenal

Given his status as a top talent, Palmeir🙈as want sufficient compensation if they lose the Sao Paulo-born gem.

TBR Football understand Reis could be signed for £29m – despite having an £83m release cla🍃use written into his contract – with Palmeiras open to discussing a deal similar to the one which saw Estevao Willian join Chelsea for £29m.

Photo by Alex Caparros - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images
Photo by Alex Caparros – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images

The South American wonderkid may even arrive to replace a current senior option, with Kiwior potentially leaving Arsenal in 2025 after struggling to dislodge Gabriel and🧔 Saliba from the starting XI since his £20m move from Spezia in January 2023.