Exclusive: Arsenal and Manchester City to battle over January transfer battle for €50m star

The Italy international has impressed in Serie A and Torino are now expected to make an offer of around €50m for him when the transfer window opens again in January, with interest from the Premier League in particular.

City’s midfield is currently in question following a long-term injury to Rodri, who will certainly need replacing as he is expected to miss the remainder of the season, with Ricci looking an ideal replacement in the position.

Ritchie is also firmly on Arsenal’s books as they keep a close eye on the midfielder market, with Atalanta star Ederson also recently mentioned as a possible target for the Gunners.

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It will be interesting to see how this saga unfolds, Ricci is certainly too good to stay in Turin for too long as he looks like a player with a huge future in the game and like a player who could make a huge impact against the elite people club.

However, CaughtOffside understands there could be a problem in negotiations as both Arsenal and Manchester City believe the 23-year-old is worth around €30m, so it remains to be seen whether a compromise of €50m can be reached. Playmaker.

Arsenal are likely to offer Ritchie a long-term key player role, while Mikel Arteta will certainly need a long-term replacement for the aging Jorginho and Thomas Partey, both of whom are under contract. Expiring soon.

City, meanwhile, may only want Ricci as Rodri’s back-up, so it remains to be seen whether he will be tempted to move to the Etihad Stadium if he makes way for Rodri when he returns to fitness.