The Italy international has been in superb form for club and country over the past year and he has been tipped to pursue a bigger challenge.

Calafiori has already agreed personal terms with Serie A giants Juventus, but Bologna are quite clear that they won't sell him to their rivals.

Juventus recently appointed Thiago Motta as their manager from Bologna and there is currently a strong rift between the Italian outfits.

Hence, they prefer to sell him abroad and it is claimed that the Premier League could be the next destination for the 22-year-old.

Arsenal are firmly in the race with contacts established, but they are bound to face strong competition from their rivals Chelsea too.

The versatile centre-back and left-back is likely to cost around €50m. 50 per cent of the transfer will go to his former club Basel.

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