Arsenal are in talks with Valencia about the possibility of signing defender Shkodran Mustafi, as per a report from Sky.
Despite bringing in Rob Holding from Bolton Wanderers earlier in the window, Arsenal have been left short of defensive cover after Per Mertersacker was ruled out for up to five months and Laurent Koscielny’s extended absence after he helped France get to the Euro 2016 final, where they ultimately lost to Portugal.
Valencia signed Mustafi from Sampdoria for around €8million and inserted a release clause of £42.1million into his contract.
Whilst Arsenal won’t be paying that amount for the 24-year-old, the report from Sky suggests that they may need to pay £25.3million plus £8.4million in incentive based add-ons.
That fee would make the Spanish side a tidy profit on the German and have been known to be a selling club in recent years.
If the move does take place, it’ll be Mustafi’s second attempt at making it in England. He was part of Everton’s academy back in 2009 but never made it into the first-team.
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