Arsenal were strongly connected with Bitello’s move, Gremio’s midfielder’s ability, in the previous move window, raising hopes that he could move to the Emirates. Edu, Arsenal’s sporting director, reportedly informed his representatives about the club’s interest in signing Bitello, and the Gunners are reportedly preparing to offer their services.
However, despite hypotheses and reports suggesting that a €10m offer would be enough to secure his signature, the move to Arsenal never materialised. As the Premier League transfer window closes without Bitello joining the Gunners, a new report has emerged stating that the player is now on the verge of moving to Russia.
According to Sport Witness, Bitello is set to sign for Zenit St. Petersburg after the Russian club got his offer of 10 million euros for his signing accepted. The report also suggests that he has been presented with a salary. ten times higher than his current salary, thus strengthening his move to Zenit.
Only the opinion of Arsenal
We have enjoyed adding a Brazilian to our team over the last few seasons and it would have been fantastic to add Bitello to the team.
However, he will most likely accept Zenit’s offer as it makes sense to him from a personal point of view and there is no guarantee that he will join us if he does not seize the opportunity that is on the table now.
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