Club could sell their midfielder to Arsenal for £13m

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Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal want to sign Ezequiel Fernandez from Boca Juniors in the January transfer window.

That is according to El Crack Deportivo, which has reported how much Arsenal would have to pay for Fernandez.

So, what has been reported about Arsenal and Ezequiel Fernandez? Let’s take a look.

Arsenal linked with Boca Juniors midfielder Ezequiel Fernandez

Well, according to El Crack Deportivo, Arsenal are among the clubs who are interested in signing Ezequiel Fernandez from Boca Juniors in the January transfer window.

The report has claimed that Portuguese club Benfica, Italian outfit Inter Milan and Spanish side Sevilla are also closely following Fernandez.

Arsenal have scouted the 21-year-old Argentine midfielder and have been impressed by him.

Although Boca Juniors do not want to sell the former Argentina Under-17 international in the January transfer window, they could cash in on the Arsenal target for €15 million (£13 million).

My View: Ezequiel Fernandez could replace Thomas Partey

Ezequiel Fernandez plays as a deep-lying midfielder who is good at getting the ball from the defenders and then passing it to an attacking player. He is a very good central/defensive midfielder who is calm and measured in his approach.

Fernandez can also play as a box-to-box midfielder, but he is best used as a defensive playmaker. I think that Arsenal, who are aiming to win the Premier League title this season, are looking at him as a potential replacement for Thomas Partey.

There is speculation that Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is willing to sell Partey in the final days of the January transfer window.

A transfer fee of £13 million is really not much, and I do not think that Arsenal, who have been offered star striker Karim Benzema in the January transfer window, would have any problem meeting Boca Juniors’ demands and paying that sum.