Arsenal make deadline day move for Bologna full back Takehiro Tomiyasu

Duo of right-backs out of the squad

Arsenal have managed, by hook or by crook, to remove two right backs from their squad in the past 24 hours. Hector Bellerin is on the verge of joining Real Betis on loan, while Ainsley Maitland-Niles has been demoted to the U-23 side following an Instagram spat with the club.

Bellerin could join Betis on loan. Not done yet, but ‘very close’ according to one source close to the player. Barca was an option until yesterday. Bellerin will lose money if the deal gets done, but wants a move. Betis looking to move a player on today to make space. pic.twitter.com/jvW0wXKS18

— Charles Watts (@charles_watts) August 31, 2021

After his move to Everton was blocked, Ainsley Maitland-Niles has been told he won’t be training with the Arsenal first team. More @MirrorFootball

— John Cross (@johncrossmirror) August 31, 2021

Arsenal “working” on deal to sign Takehiro Tomiyasu

And now, with just hours left in the window, the Gunners are seemingly set to make a last-ditch effort to sign one-time Tottenham target Takehiro Tomiyasu, the 22-year-old Japanese full-back, from Bologna.

🚨 Exclusive: Arsenal working on deal to sign Takehiro Tomiyasu from Bologna – talks under way but depends on other movements. 22yo Japan int’l can play right-back + centre-back. Has been on #AFC radar all summer. W/ @gunnerblog @TheAthleticUK #DeadlineDay https://t.co/WNg4IWm6uj

— David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) August 31, 2021

As per the reliable David Ornstein, the defender has been on Arsenal’s radar all summer, and now talks appear to have ramped up in the past hours. As per the report:

“Arteta is an admirer of the player, and is pushing internally for this deal to be closed.

Arsenal have provided him with substantial support in this window, and indications are they may be prepared to do so again here.”

Could Tomiyasu prove the answer to Arsenal’s full back woes?

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