Arsenal are preparing to submit an enhanced offer for Valencia defender Cristhian Mosquera. While the initial proposal was rejected, Arsenal's interest has been developing for some time. Reports indicate that personal terms with Mosquera are already agreed, suggesting a swift conclusion to the deal. Last season, Arsenal struggled with defensive injuries which heightened the need for depth at the back. Despite having existing defensive players, securing Mosquera appears to be a strategic move to strengthen the squad further.
Arsenal's move for Cristhian Mosquera was one of those deals that suddenly comes out of the blue. There were tentative links a while back, but nothing massively serious, and then all of a sudden an offer had gone for the defender.
Although this story broke somewhat out of the blue, Watts also says he was aware of some interest in Mosquera for a while, with fairly tentative links dating quite far back.
Arsenal are expected to return imminently with an improved bid and with reports suggesting that personal terms have already been agreed with Mosquera, this feels like one that could be wrapped up pretty quickly.
Arsenal had problems with injuries last season, including in defence as both Gabriel Magalhaes and Ben White missed a lot of the season. So from that point of view, a move for someone like Mosquera to come in and add cover looks like sensible business by the Gunners.
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