AC Milan poised to land Guilherme Arana
There has been intense speculation surrounding the future of Guilherme Arana in the last period.
The reports in Spain suggested that AC Milan are poised to land Sevilla full-back Guilherme Arana.
The 22-year-old has been subject to interest from various European clubs.
The Brazil international joined Sevilla from Corinthians for a fee in the region of 11 million euros in January 2018. His contract expires in the summer of 2022.
Guilherme Arana has scored 2 goals and assisted 3 more across all competitions this season.
The 22-year-old is considered to be one of the best full-backs in Brazil.
His impressive performances this season have apparently caught the eye of some of Europe’s big clubs.
AC Milan have built a reputation for recruiting young talent from within South America, predominantly targeting those with sell-on value and immense potential.
According to Football Espana, “Milan are in the race to sign Sevilla full-back Guilherme Arana but face competition from clubs in Italy and France, report Marca. Citing Brazilian media outlet UOL, French duo Lyon and Bordeaux are also said to be monitoring the progress of the Brazilian left-back, while Sampdoria and Bologna are linked too. Brazilian club Santos, who are currently coached by former Sevilla boss Jorge Sampaoli along with his former club Corinthians, have previously been said to be in the running for his signature ABC de Sevilla have previously claimed Los Rojiblancos may turn to Liverpool full-back Alberto Moreno – who has also been linked with a move to Benfica – or youth product Javi Vazquez this summer. Arana has never received international recognition for his country beyond Under-20 level and his future this summer appears to lie away from Spain.”
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If AC Milan are genuinely interested, a deal would not be impossible to complete.
Stylistically, he would be a great fit in Milan.
It will be interesting to see whether Milan will make their move during the summer transfer window.
