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Arsenal Agree 2-Year Loan Deal for Daniele Rugani After Being Priced Out of Move for RB Leipzig Star

Arsenal have reportedly reached an agreement with Juventus centre-back Daniele Rugani ahead of a potential two-year loan.

The Gunners bade farewell to Laurent Koscielny this week after his exit to Bordeaux was confirmed, while there remain doubts over the long-term future of World Cup winning defender Shkodran Mustafi.

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Bonne chance in France, @6_LKOSCIELNY pic.twitter.com/U3nAHCx9fO— Arsenal (@Arsenal) August 6, 2019

It has made centre-back a position that desperately needs strengthening ahead of Thursday's 5pm transfer deadline and Italian journalist Alfredo Pedulla has claimed that a deal with Rugani is edging nearer to completion after an important breakthrough this week.