Arsenal will not entertain any bids to part ways with 25-year-old Japanese utility man Takehiro Tomiyasu in the January transfer window.
According to a report by Football Insider, Takehiro Tomiyasu will likely remain at Arsenal beyond the January transfer window. The Gunners do not want to entertain bids for the 25-year-old utility man. Widespread updates have linked the Arsenal defender with several Serie A bigwigs in the last few weeks.
Takehiro Tomiyasu and his Arsenal career so far
Takehiro Tomiyasu has been a trusted lieutenant for Mikel Arteta since joining Arsenal from Bologna in August 2021, signing a contract with £100,000-a-week wages. While the versatile Asian defender has primarily been a backup option for the Spanish tactician in the last three seasons, he has made his mark whenever the manager has handed him the opportunity.
The 25-year-old has turned out 83 times thus far for Arsenal while chipping in with two goals and six assists. However, Tomiyasu wants to join a club where he can be the undisputed first-choice starter in the backline instead of continuing as a backup option for Arteta at the Emirates.
So, the Japanese international has emerged as a target for several well-known clubs across Europe, especially in Serie A. Recent reports have linked him with many Italian bigwigs, with Inter Milan reportedly in the pole position to sign Tomiyasu from Arsenal in the January transfer window.
What next?
Widespread updates have pointed to Takehiro Tomiyasu being ready to part ways with Arsenal in the January transfer window. However, the Gunners do not want to cash in on the versatile defender in the coming months, which makes sense, considering he can reprise every role in the backline.
With Arsenal in the Premier League title picture, Tomiyasu becomes a critical member of Mikel Arteta’s squad. Despite Jurrien Timber and Riccardo Calafiori’s versatility, Tomiyasu brings a different skill set to the table. So, it is hardly surprising that the Gunners do not want to entertain bids for him in the January transfer window.
With Arsenal not interested in parting ways with the 25-year-old Japanese utility man in the coming months, Tomiyasu must wait until the summer transfer window to return to Serie A and become a first-choice defender elsewhere.
