Why Arsenal could be set to miss out on €22m payout for Bundesliga star
Stefan Bienkowski
- 14 Dec 2021 20:51 GMT
- 5 min read
Arsenal have a long way to go before they can get back to challenging for league titles in the English top flight.
Mikel Arteta’s side are by no means a bad team, but investment will be needed if they’re to match the pace set by Manchester City, Liverpool or Chelsea.
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To do that, the London club will likely have to sell players in January before they can set about signing new, exciting additions to the team.
However, a story from Germany has now suggested that the club could be set to miss out on no less than €22 million in transfer fees between now and the end of the season.
How Arsenal could miss out on a huge payout
The reason behind Arsenal’s transfer mishap comes from their decision to let central defender Konstantinos Mavropanos join Stuttgart on loan in the summer.
Since making the move to the Bundesliga, the defender has gone from strength to strength and is now picking up admirers in England and Germany.
However, rather than bringing the player back to London to either implement him into Arteta’s squad or indeed sell him on the summer, Arsenal have reportedly allowed Stuttgart to include a clause in the deal which allows the Bundesliga side to buy Mavropanos for just €3 million.
Naturally, Stuttgart are well aware of the interest shown in their on-loan talent and according to Bild, the Bundesliga side plan on signing the defender for the paltry release clause with every intention of selling him on at the end of the season.
So how much can Stuttgart look to make from this smart bit of business? Despite being valued at €4 million at this moment in time, Bild believe the player could end up going for as much as €25 million if Borussia Dortmund or a number of Premier League sides are serious about their interest in the defender in the summer.
