Arsenal
are ready to make Rob Holding, the Bolton Wanderers defender, their second signing
of the summer transfer window after agreeing a fee for his signature, according
to a report in the Express.
Holding, an England Under-21 international, is expected to make a high-profile move this
summer after an impressive breakthrough season at Bolton and as per reports
from Football Insider, the north Londoners will sign the 20-year-old for a
modest fee of £1.5million. This deal includes
performance-based add-ons. Arsenal have already brought Granit Xhaka to the
Emirates this summer.
The
England-born defender was a rare glimmer of optimistic in a disastrous season for the
relegated Bolton and subsequently he picked up the club's Player of the Season by
supporters.
The
north Londoners are genuinely in a position to challenge for the Premier League
title this coming season with a few key additions.
This
is not a question of numbers of player added to the squad, the Emirate squad is
more than big enough, and rather, “I
think it’s a question of quality.”
With
a few additions, with only couple of players that can come in and improve not
the squad but the Gunners starting eleven, Arsenal could have a team that can
win the Premier League next season.
Holding
is a very talented youngster. At only 20-year-old, the defender does have
potential. That said, he is not a center half who will improve the
players that the Frenchman already has at his disposal.
The 20-year-old has played his entire career with the
Trotters apart from a short loan at Bury in 2015 and at the age of seven, he first
joined the Bolton’s academy working his way through their ranks before earning
his senior debut last year.
After
featuring for England's under-21 side as they won the 2016 Toulon Tournament
title, the Gunners will be getting their hands on a major prospect, who recently
made his return from France.
Arsenal
fan account Renato recently posted footage of the calm and composed figure in
action, who looks set to make the move to north London:
Arsenal’s new signing Rob Holding. Composure. pic.twitter.com/s17FJ4luW3— Renato (@th14Renato) June 8, 2016
It's unlikely that Wenger will consider the England under-21 an immediate challenger for
the first team should he sign, but as Per Mertesacker approaches his 32nd birthday and Calum Chambers' first-team role falls under scrutiny, the Emirates outfit are likely to consider reinforcements of his calibre.
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