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.
Potential for Arsenal
The 25-year-old Nikola Maksimovic has plenty of talents but there are some doubts if he is the right player for a club that is aiming to compete for the highest honours.
Arsenal have Koscielny and Mustafi who are both very good defenders and Maksimovic would probably have some trouble getting into the first team squad next to the likes of Holding and Gabriel who are also very good.
His inability to establish himself as one of the first team regulars at Napoli could be a reason for Arsenal to look the other way, only moving for the Serbian as a last option.
The price tag for Maksimovic is around €30m and Arsene Wenger could use that money in a number of better ways.