From onset I don’t like Arsenal as a club,I don’t know why my own teammate will have to agree terms with them despite my advice”, Vigil Dijk CONFIRMED His £40m international teammate have agreed personal terms to join Arsenal before next week

I’ve never liked Arsenal as a team, and I don’t see why, against my advise, my own teammate will have to accept their demands. Vigil Dijk VERIFICATION His teammate, worth £40 million, has reached a personal agreement to join Arsenal by the end of next week.

Arsenal has put in a preliminary proposal to recruit Fenerbahce left-back Ferdi Kadioglu this summer, according to Turkish publication Nutuk.

At the start of the transfer window, the 24-year-old was strongly connected to the Gunners. According to reports, the club and the Turkey international had reached a personal agreement.

Arsenal reportedly made a £17 million first bid for the 24-year-old, according to Nutuk. For the adaptable defender, Borussia Dortmund has also submitted a comparable transfer offer.

Fenerbahce is asking for £30 million, which would be a transfer record for a player coming from the Super Liga, but they are not interested in selling for that much.

Unlikely transaction
Kadioglu began his professional life as a forward. In addition to playing attacking midfield, he was at ease playing on either wing. But since then, he’s evolved into a typical defender. Although the talented right-footed player is comfortable playing from either full-back position, his best position is left.

Arsenal has a lot of coverage in this area. Against Bayer Leverkusen, Oleksandr Zinchenko began the game in that position; however, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Riccardo Calafiori, Jakub Kiwior, and Jurrien Timber may also play from that position. In addition, Kieran Tierney is sidelined due to a chronic hamstring problem.

In light of this, we don’t see the Netherlands-born Kadioglu being signed by the Gunners. It’s possible that his agent started the rumours so that Dortmund and other European teams were more inclined to meet the demands of the Istanbul outfit.

It’s unlikely that Arsenal would add any more defensive players while the transfer market is still open. This month, the emphasis might be on strengthening both the midfield and the center-forward positions. Mikel Merino of Real Sociedad appears to be the top midfield target for the titans of north London.

The Gunners are not in the process of recruiting a striker, but if Eddie Nketiah signs with Marseille, things might be different. The 25-year-old has made the move possible after the French powerhouses submitted a fresh transfer offer to Arsenal.