Report: 19-year-old Arsenal target deemed ‘new Milinkovic-Savic’ makes decision over his future

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A player reportedly on the radar of Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is believed to have made a decision about his future, according to Calciomercato.

The Sun reported in late April that the Gunners are in the race to snap up Red Bull Salzburg midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai, along with Leicester City, Chelsea, Juventus and Inter Milan.

Calciomercato, meanwhile, previously linked the Hungary international with Juve, Inter, AC Milan and Lazio, who had reportedly dubbed him the new Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.

The same outlet has now claimed that Szoboszlai wants a move to Italy’s Serie A and favours the idea of joining Milan, though there are still offers from England and Germany on the table.

Milan is believed to be the next destination for Red Bull head of sport and development Ralf Rangnick, who appears set to return to coaching in the Rossoneri dugout (Sempre Milan).

The 19-year-old is reportedly worth between 20 to 25 million Euro (around £18m to £22m) but “as always, the market will decide”.

Szoboszlai was signed by the Austrian giants in March 2017 from Fehervar FC, then known as Videoton FC.

He then spent the first half of the 2017-18 season with Austrian second division club Liefering, where he registered an impressive 16 goals and 11 assists from just 42 first-team appearances.

Now an established member of Salzburg’s first team, Szoboszlai has made 53 first-team appearances, scoring 10 goals and registering 17 assists in all competitions.

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Red Bull Salzburg have been a hotbed of talent this season, with Takumi Minamino and Erling Braut Haaland both moving to bigger clubs in January.

Hwang Hee-chan, meanwhile, has been previously linked with Wolverhampton Wanderers and “a number of rival Premier League and European clubs” by The Telegraph.

Szoboszlai is also a high-calibre player, with an impressive CV for club and country – already capped eight times – seeing him compared with the likes of Milinkovic-Savic and Toni Kroos.

While the Hungarian is seemingly keen on a move to Italy, agent Matyas Esterhazy is quoted by The Sun as saying: “There are some great options and England is definitely a very good one for the future.”