Arsenal should swoop for Rugani if Chelsea’s Christensen joins Juventus on loan

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Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen is attracting interest from Juventus and Borussia Dortmund, according to the Sun.

They report that the young Dane is wanted by the table-toppers in both Italy and Germany on a loan deal until the end of the season after slipping away from the first-team picture at Stamford Bridge.

But the Blues will apparently demand a £6m loan fee for the centre-half, who reportedly angered Maurizio Sarri by going for a toilet break in the closing stages of the recent 2-0 defeat against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.

And if he went to Italy, the Old Lady would have a surplus of central defenders, as exemplified by the fact that young prospect Daniele Rugani has only made six appearances all season.

And although the Gunners saw off Chelsea with ease of late, they are still in need of central defensive reinforcements due to the lack of quality they have back there, which has been exacerbated by the injuries suffered by Laurent Koscielny and Sokratis in the loss to Manchester United on Friday night.

And if Christensen did go to Juventus, it would present the perfect opportunity for Unai Emery to swoop to bring Rugani to north London to offer the Italian defender a much-needed run of starts.