Calafiori talks continue as Barcelona court Nico Williams

Morning all.

There’s not much going on. The Guardian report that Arsenal ‘remain’ in talks with Bologna over Riccardo Calafiori, but the stumbling point appears to be the fee. Which, as I mentioned yesterday, is a fairly important part of getting any deal done.

The issue seems to be how much we pay up front, a situation which is somewhat complicated by the fact Bologna signed a sell-on clause with Basel, his former club, which sees them get 50% of any deal. Now the Italian club want to renegotiate that...