A section of Arsenal fans have reacted on Twitter after the club lodged an official bid to sign Sassuolo midfielder Manuel Locatelli this summer.

The 23-year-old is regarded as one of the best midfielders in Serie A. He has excelled for Italy at the ongoing European Championships with two goals in three games.

Juventus have been deemed the front-runners to sign the central midfielder over the past few weeks owing to their good association with Sassuolo.

However, the club’s CEO Giovanni Carnevali has revealed that the Gunners have made an important bid, and they are pushing hard to sign Locatelli.

This has got some of the Gunners’ faithful excited, and here are some reactions on Twitter.

Granit Xhaka vs Manuel Locatelli – Comparison Radar

This is probably the dream upgrade to do. pic.twitter.com/rTq7pawWX6

— Scott Willis (@oh_that_crab) June 30, 2021

Manuel Locatelli is one of my favourite players. I watched a number of Sassuolo games last season just to see him play. The best Xhaka replacement currently out there. I'll be absolutely buzzing if we manage to pull this one off. Please Arsenal, pleaseee.

— Sash ~ (@ltarsenal) June 30, 2021

Locatelli’s Instagram comments on his recent post is now filled with “Come to Arsenal