Arsenal buys Italy defender Riccardo Calafiori from Bologna

FILE - Italy's Riccardo Calafiori controls the ball during a Group B match between Spain and Italy at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, June 20, 2024. Arsenal signed Calafiori from Bologna on Monday, July 29.

FILE - Italy's Riccardo Calafiori controls the ball during a Group B match between Spain and Italy at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, June 20, 2024. Arsenal signed Calafiori from Bologna on Monday, July 29. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)


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LONDON — Arsenal has completed the signing of Italy defender Riccardo Calafiori from Bologna. The English Premier League club did not confirm the fee for 22-year-old Calafiori or the length of contract. But media reports say he has a five-year deal and Arsenal has paid 42 million pounds. Calafiori is a versatile defender who can play as center back or left back. He was part of Italy's squad at the European Championship this summer.

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