Arsenal made an informal approach to Juventus this window for Kenan Yildiz, offering Gabriel Martinelli plus a cash payment for the Turkey international.
According to HandofArsenal on X, Yildiz remains a target for the club going forward, with the Emirates hierarchy still rating him as the profile they want on the left after Vinicius Junior snubbed the Gunners to sign a new deal with Real Madrid earlier in the summer.
Arsenal have pursued Yildiz before, and the interest has not cooled despite Juventus repeatedly signalling he is untouchable.
Spalletti rules out any Yildiz sale as Juventus snub Arsenal enquiries
Spalletti addressed the speculation on Saturday and left no room in it. “I experience it calmly because the player is Yildiz,” the Juventus coach said.
“From my point of view, it’s simple, they can offer whatever they want.” He added that he intends to field the Turkish international this season, and that the player is not the type to force a move.
Yildiz wears the No 10 in Turin and signed a new long-term contract earlier this year, tying him to a club that has built its rebuild around him. Any Arsenal move would need Juventus to change a position they have held all summer, with the window shutting in a week’s time.
