Juventus plan enquiries for Arsenal 25yo signing

Juventus are planning to test the waters for the potential signing of Takehiro Tomiyasu from Arsenal in the coming months, according to a report.

Daniele Longo reports for Calciomercato that Juventus will make enquiries to try to understand the feasibility of a move for Arsenal’s Takehiro Tomiyasu in the coming months.

Longo claims the valuation is around €20m (£16.8m), and that Napoli and Inter Milan are both also very keen on the defender.

As for the player, Longo suggests Tomiyasu would be happy to be able to return to playing in Serie A.

Before he can think about his long-term future, Tomiyasu’s immediate concern is getting back fit. But the frequency of his injury absences certainly isn’t helping his case at Arsenal.

Tomiyasu might return from this latest absence to find the likes of Riccardo Calafiori, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Jurrien Timber, and even Kieran Tierney ahead of him on the left, with Ben White and Timber (again) also further up the pecking order on the right.

The defender could still have a role at centre-back, given Gabriel Magalhaes and William Saliba can’t play every game, but it would be unlikely he’d become a regular starter there.

Yet it’s hard to fully assess Tomiyasu’s squad role when he’s not available to play anyway.

The Japan international’s last competitive appearance for Arsenal was on the final day of the 2023/24 campaign, as he scored against Everton.

Injuries have prevented him from playing any part in 2024/25 so far, and that doesn’t look set to change imminently.