Report: Arsenal defender Sead Kolasinac still on Roma radar for January move

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Arsenal defender Sead Kolasinac remains a target for Italian giants Roma in January, with Corriere Dello Sport claiming the Serie A club are weighing up another move.

Kolasinac was a target for a number of clubs on the continent over the summer but ultimately failed to agree a move, with the likes of Roma, Leverkusen, and Schalke all left disappointed.

However, Corriere now claim that Roma are prepared to go again in January to land Kolasinac, with coaching staff and management at the club believing they need an experienced option at left-back.

The Gunners star would fit the bill in that sense. Furthermore, the Rome giants are also eyeing a replacement for Aleksandar Kolarov, who moved to Inter Milan over the summer.

The Bosnian, 27, reportedly earns £100k-a-week with Arsenal, per Spotrac. He is unlikely to feature too much for the Gunners this term, with Kieran Tierney and new signing Gabriel Magalhaes well ahead of him in the defensive pecking order.

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If he really is on £100k-a-week then those figures are simply outrageous for a player who has never been more than a squad option for the Gunners.

Yes, he can fill in a few positions but those wages can be better served elsewhere at The Emirates. The player clearly wants a move as well, given how he seemingly pushed for one in the summer.

It would be a big surprise to still see Kolasinac as an Arsenal player come the end of January.