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Arsenal are now looking to strike whilst the iron is hot in the summer transfer window with successive signings. Mikel Arteta has had to remain patient with only young goalkeeper Charlie Setford through the door at the Emirates. However, Arsenal are now closing in on the signing of Riccardo Calafiori after weeks of negotiations. Three weeks have now passed since Calafiori agreed a five-year deal to join Arsenal with personal terms not an issue at all. But it has taken weeks for Arsenal, Bologna and even FC Basel – Calafiori’s former club – to agree on the financial side of the deal. Calafiori …

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