Arsenal player has 'already decided' to leave in January despite summer transfer decision

One Arsenal star has already decided on a future elsewhere, according to reports, with competition as high as it has been for years at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners are enjoying a successful period under Mikel Arteta, even if they are yet to complete their mission in securing a first Premier League title for 21 years.

The Gunners have spent big over the last couple of years, racking up a spending bill of more than £300million, and in the summer just gone, they were forced to trim their squad significantly in a bid to balance the books. A number of players left across permanent and loan deals, with Aaron Ramsdale, Eddie Nketiah and Emile Smith Rowe among those departing.

Though, there were other players who were linked with departures that ended up staying put, and among them was Kieran Tierney, who was not in a position to pass a medical, and Jakub Kiwior. Kiwior was linked with a move back to Italy, but it seemed as though Arsenal decided late in the window that it would be best to keep him.

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But so far this season, the Poland international has only been a back-up player, making just one league appearance and one more in the cup. According to TBR Football, Kiwior is now eyeing a move away from the Emirates Stadium in the January transfer window, not wanting to play the back-up role.

The writing appears to be on the wall for the left-back, who is behind Riccardo Calafiori, Jurrien Timber and Oleksandr Zinchenko, while it doesn’t look as though he will be utilised in his preferred centre-back position any time soon. With Kiwior under contract until 2028, it’s likely the Gunners will ask for at least £15million for him if they are to sell this winter. There were reports in the summer that the defender is only interested in returning to Italy.