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title: "Arsenal: Daniele Rugani agrees terms with North London side ahead of proposed move"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Uways Nisar"
section: "Arsenal Football Club"
published: "2019-08-07T21:55:05Z"
modified: "2019-08-07T21:55:05Z"
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# Arsenal: Daniele Rugani agrees terms with North London side ahead of proposed move

**Juventus centre-back Daniele Rugani has agreed on a contract with Arsenal, which will see him take home €4m (roughly £3.7m), [according to Italian journalist Alfredo Pedulla](https://www.alfredopedulla.com/esclusiva-rugani-arsenal-incontro-e-accordo-sullingaggio-ora/) [(via Sport Witness)](https://sportwitness.co.uk/player-reaches-personal-agreement-join-arsenal-now-e40m-signing-edges-closer/).**

The next step for the North London club is to find an agreement with [Juventus](https://sportwitness.co.uk/player-reaches-personal-agreement-join-arsenal-now-e40m-signing-edges-closer/), with suggestions the Turin-based club could accept a two-year loan deal.

However, Arsenal would be obliged to sign the Italy international on a permanent transfer after the loan spell for [€40m (Roughly £37m).](https://sportwitness.co.uk/player-reaches-personal-agreement-join-arsenal-now-e40m-signing-edges-closer/)

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/THE-BREAKDOWN.png)

Links with Rugani come after a less than impressive season for Arsenal’s backline last season. The Gunners conceded a mammoth [71 goals in all competitions](https://www.tablesleague.com/teams/arsenal1/2018_2019/), including 51 in the Premier League. Arsenal now face a third consecutive season in the Europa League, after [finishing fifth in the Premier League](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48165987) and losing the [Europa League final 4-1 to Chelsea.](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48368406)

Rugani himself has endured a tough spell since returning from his loan spell with Empoli in 2015. The Italian international only made [15 appearances in Serie A](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/116207/Show/Daniele-Rugani) last season, however, still ranked as one of Juventus’ best centre-backs when it came to passing. The[25-year-old rated as the third-best passer](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/116207/Show/Daniele-Rugani) out of the centre-halves, just [0.7% behind Andrea Barzagli](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/87/Show/Italy-Juventus), who was first.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Verdict.png)

For Arsenal, Rugani would be the perfect option, especially with less than a day left in the transfer market. Arsenal need to fix a stuttering defence and are running out of options. Dayot Upamecano has been linked with a move; however, Red Bull Leipzig are said to want more than [£90m](https://metro.co.uk/2019/08/07/red-bull-leipzig-set-price-arsenal-sign-dayot-upamecano-10531688/) for the 19-year-old.

As well as the time left in the window, Rugani’s passing would improve Arsenal’s ability to pass out of defence. [Calum Chambers](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/124316/History/Calum-Chambers) and [Sokratis Papastathopoulos](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/22210/History/Sokratis), both of whom were regulars during pre-season and are expected to start versus Newcastle United, had lower average pass completion rates than Rugani.

After spending [£72m,](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49197553) with structured payments, for Nicolas Pepe, it seems unlikely Arsenal will be able to afford to pay such a steep figure. Therefore, Rugani for less than £40m could be an ideal solution.

***Arsenal fans, can Rugani solve the club’s defensive woes? Tell us what you think in the comment section below!***