The hugely talented Giovinco has been linked with Arsenal almost
all summer, but although the transfer window closed last week,
reports have been strengthening in recent days that Gunners manager
Arsene Wenger, a huge admirer of the player, will table an offer in
January.
Giovinco’s future in Turin is far from certain, as Juventus are
currently refusing to meet his €1m a year salary demands on a new
contract.
Yesterday, Giovinco’s agent Andrea D’Amico also warned that his
client needs to play more regularly, having been left on the bench
for the first Serie A game of the season against Fiorentina.
"He needs to play with some continuity, there is no doubt," D'Amico
told Radio Kiss Kiss.
“This is a question in the contract that is still under
negotiation. It is not just a problem of figures, but also of
certainty about the future. Giovinco is young but he is already
desperate to play as many matches as possible."
Tuttomercatoweb is this morning claiming that Wenger, regarded by
many as the best scout of young talent in the world, has been blown
away by the potential of Giovinco, particularly in the recent
Olympic Games in Beijing.
Wenger believes that the skill, flair, movement and pace of the
pint-sized fantasista will fit in perfectly with Arsenal’s
idealistic style of play, and is ready to table an official offer
for the 21-year-old in January.
It remains to be seen whether Juventus would consider selling the
player, who is seen by some as the heir to current number 10
Alessandro Del Piero.