According to recent reports, Nikola Maksimovic is close to joining Arsenal so here is a small insight into what kind of player Arsenal could get and how likely the transfer is.
Nikola Maksimovic is a Serbian international, born in Bajina Bašta and who plays as a central defender for Italian club, SSC Napoli.
The Serbian joined Napoli from Torino on loan last summer, and the club decided to take action and complete the deal for €20m. Before a move to Italy, Maksimovic played for Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade, Serbia. He joined one of two biggest clubs in Serbia in 2012 from his youth club Sloboda Uzice.
He made only 12 appearances for Napoli last season, scoring one goal, as he had trouble breaking into the first team squad under head coach Maurizio Sarri.
Napoli paid €5m to loan the player with an obligatory buyout clause of another €20m to be paid by the end of June 30. Why the head coach played their most expensive recruit so little remains unknown.
Napoli are now seriously considering selling the Serbian defender, and Arsenal are reportedly very interested in signing him.
Weaknesses
He doesn’t seem to have any major weaknesses except the fact that he hasn’t played outside Italian Serie A and there are some doubts about him performing in a stronger league.
The Serbian first tier league can’t be used as a reference due to the fact that it’s one of the weaker leagues in Europe.