Ben White and Jakub Kiwior in action for Arsenal (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
Arsenal defender Jakub Kiwior He is reportedly open to leaving the club and returning to Serie A, but his surroundings will have to win Mikel Arteta over to that.
The Poland international has proven to be a huge talent during his time at the Emirates Stadium, having caught the eye during a spell in Italy with Spezia.
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Now, however, it seems more and more Kiwior will fight for regular playing time at Arsenal and Sacha Tavolieri reports that Napoli and Fiorentina are keen on the 24-year-old.
Still, the Sky columnist suggests it could be tricky for those clubs to pay Kiwior, while Arteta is reluctant to lose depth in defense in the second half of the season.
Arsenal currently have Ben White injured, which will surely only cement the fact that Arteta will want to rely on Kiwior at some point.
Jakub Kiwior may want to play more, but he has an important role to play at Arsenal
While Kiwior is unlikely to ever start because there is so much competition in this Arsenal squad, he surely has a big role to play for Arteta’s side.
AFC will have bad memories of having to play Rob Holding in defense when William Saliba was injured in the latter stages of the 2022/23 season, when Arteta and co. finished five points clear in the Premier League title race.
It’s probably a no-brainer to keep a reliable squad player like Kiwior around for as long as possible, as it can ensure that the likes of Saliba or Gabriel Magalhaes aren’t too much missed if they get injured at some point.
Arsenal are currently nine points adrift of Liverpool in this year’s title race, but they still have a long way to go, so they must prepare as best they can for the second half of the campaign, and let leaving someone like Kiwior would be a huge risk. .
