Report: Arsenal in talks with agent over deal to sign £27m Serie A star

According to TuttoMercatoWeb, Arsenal are in talks with the agent of Armando Izzo over a potential deal to sign the Torino centre-back as Unai Emery looks to strengthen his defence this summer.

After conceding 70 goals in all competitions last season, it’s safe to say Arsenal need to improve at the back and a new commanding centre-back is desperately needed to help sort out our leaky defence.

The likes of William Saliba and Joachim Andersen have been strongly linked but it seems Emery is keeping his options open as TuttoMercaoWeb claims Arsenal are in talks with Izzo’s agent.

The Italian publication says the players representative, Paolo Palermo, is currently in London holding talks with Arsenal bosses about a potential switch to north London this summer.

Izzo only joined Torino last summer from Genoa but he’s proven to be an...