Fabrizio Romano comments on “smart solution” for Arsenal as they work on transfer behind the scenes

It’s not like Romano to offer too much in the way of speculation or opinion like this with regards to a big-name player and a big club, so he’ll surely be aware that he’s now fuelling this story to an extent.

We’ll have to see how this develops, but knowing what we know about how Romano covers stories like this, we expect this might be the start of a saga to keep a close eye on.

Kounde would undoubtedly be a good fit for Arsenal, adding versatility and experience to Mikel Arteta’s squad, and ensuring that the likes of Saliba and Jurrien Timber won’t be missed too much while they’re out injured.