Arsenal’s excellent recruitment in recent years was one of the factors that allowed them to challenge Man City for the Premier League title last season.
Since Edu started controlling the strings, the Gunners have seldom ever missed in the market. The Brazilian has also signed fellow countrymen with particularly significant success.
North London has seen roaring successes like Gabriel Magalhaes, Gabriel Martinelli, and Gabriel Jesus. Given that Martinelli was acquired directly from Brazilian club Ituano for just £6 million, he is perhaps the best of the bunch.
According to recent Italian reports, Edu was attempting to repeat himself after assessing Gremio player Bitello.
The 23-year-old right-footer usually plays in center midfield, although he is also capable of filling in on the right wing.
According to TuttoMercatoWeb, Bitello has 16 goals in 86 games for Gremio, and the Gunners were seriously considering signing him.
The identities of the teams vying with Arsenal for the player have now been disclosed in a new 90min update. But the team that is predicted to win is the Gunners.
First, Monaco, FC Porto, and Zenit St. Petersburg will compete in the 90-minute report.
However, Arsenal is now working on the deal and is “confident” that they will sign the Brazilian.
The £8.5 million asking price for Gremio is rather low. Given the comparable price tags, a transfer would consequently have another similarity to Martinelli’s.
According to the player’s perspective, Bitello is “ready to transfer continents.” In other words, he would be okay with joining Arsenal and moving from South America to Europe.
According to reports, Edu himself selected Bitello as a transfer target. Few would wager against Bitello being a success if the move goes through given the Arsenal manager’s good track record with buying Brazilian players in particular.