{"id":297646,"date":"2023-11-27T06:24:10","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T06:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=297646"},"modified":"2023-11-27T06:24:10","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T06:24:10","slug":"arsenal-have-three-players-napoli-might-accept-in-victor-osimhen-swap-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/arsenal-have-three-players-napoli-might-accept-in-victor-osimhen-swap-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal have three players Napoli might accept in Victor Osimhen swap deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ex-Arsenal chief David Dein accuses Mikel Arteta of ‘damaging image of club’ with VAR rant<\/h3>\n

Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta plans to boost his attacking regiment by signing Napoli striker Victor Osimhen next summer, according to reports. And the 24-year-old – widely considered one of Europe’s elite goalscorers – is said to be keen on a Premier League switch.<\/p>\n

However, Napoli reportedly set a hefty asking price worth around \u00a3150million under previous interest from Chelsea and Manchester United.<\/p>\n

The Gunners may have to analyse their own player pool for potential options to sweeten the deal and convince Napoli to sell.<\/p>\n

Express Sport<\/em> looks at three players Arteta could offer the Serie A champions to help lure Osimhen to the Emirates Stadium.<\/p>\n

Nuno Tavares<\/h2>\n

Nuno Tavares struggled in his first season at Arsenal after joining from Benfica in a \u00a37m deal in 2021.<\/p>\n

Arteta remained unconvinced after a season-long loan at Marseille last term, sending him to Nottingham Forest this summer.<\/p>\n

But he has made just three appearances for the Premier League strugglers since his switch and looks to have no future at Arsenal.<\/p>\n

Napoli could do with a younger option, with Mathias Olivera and Mario Rui both suffering injury woes this season. Tavares wouldn’t make up a significant chunk of the transfer fee, though.<\/p>\n

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Thomas Partey<\/h2>\n

Thomas Partey was an important fixture of Arteta’s Premier League title challengers last season, making 40 appearances.<\/p>\n

But injuries have restricted him to just five games this term, with Declan Rice taking over as Arsenal’s midfield general.<\/p>\n

Partey is expected to miss the remainder of 2023 and has been increasingly linked with an exit, potentially to Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n

But the Gunners – who paid \u00a345m to sign him from Atletico Madrid in 2020 – could offer him to Napoli as part of an exchange for his fellow African native.<\/p>\n