Juventus FC midfielder Arturo Vidal has reportedly agreed to a four-year deal with Premier League giants Arsenals FC. As per media reports in Italy, The Chilean international’s agent, Fernando Felicevich, travelled to London in recent times and had a discussion with the club authorities. The Gunners supposedly have reached an agreement with Felicevich.
Arturo Vidal was linked with several other Premier League sides, which include Manchester United and Liverpool. Initially, it was believed that Liverpool were the front-runners to bag Vidal’s initials and they considered him to be the replacement for Steven Gerrard. But now Arsenal have more realistic chances of roping in the midfielder. The news of Vidal agreeing a transfer deal with the North London club will be a huge jolt to Liverpool as they will miss out on signing a quality midfielder
Arsenal are in search of a box to box midfielder who can work extremely hard on the field and also contribute to the team’s goals tally. Vidal perfectly suits Wenger’s needs as he has the ability to play both as a deep lying midfielder as well as a goal scoring midfielder.
Vidal has scored 7 goals in this season for the Old Lady in the Italian Serie A in 28 appearances. He has provided 4 assists and made 47 interceptions in the entire season. The Chilean has an all round ability and his inclusion in the Arsenal squad will enhance the squad strength in a huge way.
