Report: Arsenal battling Wolves and Crystal Palace in bid to sign Champions League defender
01/03/2025 01:45 PM
A number of Premier League clubs are looking to strengthen their squads this summer and it looks like Arsenal, Wolves and Crystal Palace are all casting admiring glances at the same player.
With all three clubs having different objectives for the second half of the season, the January window is seen as an ideal chance to them to add new players.
For Arsenal, the idea of not making a signing after being hit with injuries and falling behind Liverpool in the title race seems hard to believe.
Mikel Arteta could do with reinforcements both up top, and in defence if he can.
And according to reports from El Periodico de Aragon, Red Star Belgrade defender Nasser Djiga is being looked at by Arsenal, Wolves and Crystal Palace.
Arsenal in mix to sign Nasser Djiga
According to the report from Spain, which cites Real Zaragoza’s transfer intentions, the name of Nasser Djiga has emerged on the radars of English clubs.
The report claims that Arsenal are one of those clubs who like Djiga, while Wolves, Palace and Brentford are all also keeping an eye.
The 22-year-old Burkina Faso international has been a regular for Red Star Belgrade this season and has featured in the Champions League against Man City.
Djiga only arrived in Belgrade in the summer of 2024 from Basel. However, he has impressed, leading to plenty of interest from abroad as teams look for a bargain buy.
One potential roadblock in terms of Arsenal is Djiga would be unable to play Champions League football.
And with so many games to come, Mikel Arteta may well view that as a big negative point.
Arsenal need readymade players
While Nasser Djiga is obviously an up and coming player with a lot of potential, Arsenal really need players who can come in right now to help them.
Djiga would be more of a squad player right now than a player who can slot right into the first-team.
That means that a move to a Palace or Wolves would be more feasible, leaving Arsenal to look for someone with a touch more experience or quality.
