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title: "Arsenal prepare bid for exceptional Serie A striker"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/arsenal-prepare-bid-for-exceptional-serie-a-striker/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Josh Challies"
section: "Arsenal Football Club"
published: "2015-11-24T19:11:07Z"
modified: "2015-11-24T19:11:07Z"
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# Arsenal prepare bid for exceptional Serie A striker

![Icardi.jpg](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Icardi-500x344.jpg)Arsenal fans in the Transfer Tavern are getting excited with the latest reports, as it’s suggested they’ve joined the hunt for one of Europe’s most exciting strikers.

[*CalcioMercato*](https://www.calciomercato.com/en/news/report-inter-refuse-offers-for-icardi-960368)[report, via](https://www.calciomercato.com/en/news/report-inter-refuse-offers-for-icardi-960368)[*TuttoSport,* that Arsenal will swoop for Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi in January and could offer up to €40m for the services of the Argentine.](https://www.calciomercato.com/en/news/report-inter-refuse-offers-for-icardi-960368)

The 22-year-old has endured a rocky relationship with Inter boss Roberto Mancini and could therefore leave the San Siro in the New Year, with [Chelsea and Liverpool also potential suitors for the talented striker.](https://www.calciomercato.com/en/news/report-inter-refuse-offers-for-icardi-960368)

Currently Inter’s captain, Icardi hasn’t enjoyed the sort of form in front of goal that he experienced last season and is struggling to cope with Mancini’s formation change; which seems to have worked overall, with Inter topping the pile.

Arsenal want to bolster their squad in January to improve their chances of winning the Premier League title and a top-class striker is near the top of their agenda, as they target competition for current first-team forwards Olivier Giroud and Theo Walcott.

Coquelin’s recent injury may lead Aaron Ramsey to drop into a central role, which could in-turn see Walcott return to the right-wing, which would then leave Giroud as the only striker at the club- something Arsenal fans at the bar are desperate not to see happen.

**Arsenal fans, is Icardi an ideal striking target? Would you pay up to €40m for him? Let us know in the comments below!**