AC Milan are interested in a January move for Jakub Kiwior, reportedly hoping for an initial loan with an option to buy.

Luca Bianchin of Italian outlet Gazzetta reports (via GIFN) that AC Milan are looking to strengthen defensively in the January transfer window, and Arsenal’s Jakub Kiwior is one player of interest.

Kiwior was reportedly someone Milan kept an eye on during his time in Serie A, and the club now want to sign him on an initial loan, potentially with an option to buy.

The report adds that Arsenal will decide whether they want to loan Kiwior in the next few weeks. He isn’t the only player on Milan’s shortlist, so there are certainly no guarantees.

These aren’t the first transfer links involving Kiwior in recent days.

The centre-back was also linked with a move to Sevilla earlier this week, with reports claiming the Spanish club attempt to sign him on loan.

But Mikel Arteta refused to allow the transfer to go through, so Kiwior remained in north London for the start of the 2023/24 campaign.

Funnily enough, Arsenal then drew Sevilla in the Champions League group stage.

Kiwior has made six appearances for Arsenal so far this season, consisting of four starts and two late substitute showings.

The Poland international has generally impressed for his club in those cameos, and he’s also a regular for his country, playing the full 90 in every Poland international in 2023 – eight matches.

Arsenal certainly seem unlikely to let Kiwior leave permanently just a year after signing him.

Depending on how things develop in the coming months, a loan for the 23-year-old doesn’t seem impossible, but it would probably require a defensive addition first.