Riccardo Calafiori: Arsenal and Chelsea handed huge transfer boost over Bologna defender

Arsenal and Chelsea have been handed a significant boost for a possible summer pursuit of Riccardo Calafiori.

The Bologna centre-back is attracting plenty of interest across Europe, with the Premier League pair linked with interest along with Serie A giants Juventus.

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Calafiori can play at both centre-back and left-back, and both Arsenal and Chelsea are in the market for new defensive reinforcements this summer and the 23-year-old could fit the bill.

It remains to be seen if interest is genuine, but it appears Calafiori is most likely to move abroad rather than stay in Italy.

Now Bologna technical director Giovanni Sartori provided an update on Calafiori's future, telling Calciomercato: "We took him 12 months ago so we'll see what happens in the market but in our heads there is the will to keep him.

"We will try to keep him but if important offers arrive we will have to take them into consideration. I don't think he will go to Juventus, he will probably go to a different market."