Arsenal ae on the hunt for a new left-back ahead of the Premier League campaign which gets underway in less than a month on August 5. It was an area of weakness last season, and Edu is trying to solve the issue in the transfer market .
Ajax’s Lisandro Martinez was Edu’s ideal player to solve this problem according to The Athletic. However, a deal has proven difficult to complete and it seems that Arsenal’s technical director has turned his attentions elsewhere.
Arsenal have reportedly submitted a bid for Benfica full-back Alex Grimaldo. A potential deal will be extremely similar to Nuno Tavares' transfer to the club last season, considering they would be joining the club from the same team, in the same position and for a similar price. But, Mikel Arteta will hope a transfer for Grimaldo sees more success than the arrival of Tavares.
