Aaron Hickey

The Scotland international has excelled in Italy since his move from the Jambos and has attracted plenty of transfer interest. Should he depart Bologna it ...

England, USA and Iran await the winner to complete the group for the finals. Hearts are set for a financial windfall from any deal after inserting a sell-on clause in the agreement that took him to Italy from Tynecastle back in 2020. The ex-Hoops star is missing for Scotland's crucial World Cup semi-final play-off against Ukraine as he is currently on the sidelines as he continues his recovery from a knee injury

The Gunners could be set to announce their first signing soon, with even more business expected later in the window.

The 19-year-old managed 36 Serie A appearances for Bologna, becoming the latest young player to impress in Italy. The left-back would be competing with both Kieran Tierney and Nuno Tavares for a place though. The Scotland international could be part of a wider plan for Mikel Arteta to improve his squad depth in the transfer market.

Arsenal are closing in on a deal to sign Bologna full-back Aaron Hickey, with a £21.75m move said to be 'very likely' according to reports in Italy.

A move for a central midfielder is another area Areta is looking at and Leicester City’s Youri Tielemans is attracting the club’s interest. But Gazzetta Dello Sport claims that a move is now ‘very likely’ for Hickey and that Arsenal have already submitted a bid in the region of £21.75m. The Scotland international has predictably been compared to Andrew Robertson given that he is an attacking left-back and he already has two caps for his country, despite the competition in full-back areas.

Arsenal are set to make a move for Bologna defender Aaron Hickey after missing out on several midfield targets. The Gunners are now nearing a £21.75m deal ...

He added: "It's been really good here. "I do see a lot of talk. It's nice to know there's interest from other clubs, it gives you some confidence.

According to Gazzetta Dello Sport, Arsenal is closing in on a £21.75m move for Bologna defender Aaron Hickey. The Italian newspaper claimed that a move is now ' ...

The 19-year-old already has two caps for his country, despite the competition in full-back areas. According to Gazzetta Dello Sport, Arsenal is closing in on a £21.75m move for Bologna defender Aaron Hickey. The Italian newspaper claimed that a move is now ‘very likely’ for Hickey and that Arsenal has already submitted a bid in the region of £21.75m for the player.

But despite a promising start to life under Mikel Arteta, Tavares swiftly demonstrated that he was nowhere near as good as Kieran Tierney, the club's primary ...

Problem is, Hickey would replace Tavares as Arteta’s second-choice option for that position and then it would ask a lot of questions of the Portuguese 22-year-old. But despite a promising start to life under Mikel Arteta, Tavares swiftly demonstrated that he was nowhere near as good as Kieran Tierney, the club’s primary left-back. The Gunners brought the former Benfica livewire to the Emirates Stadium last summer in a £7 million deal.

Arsenal are nearing the signing of Bologna full-back Aaron Hickey as their first piece of confirmed transfer business this summer, according to reports.

The 19-year-old managed 36 Serie A appearances for Bologna, becoming the latest young player to impress in Italy. The left-back would be competing with both Kieran Tierney and Nuno Tavares for a place though. The Scotland international could be part of a wider plan for Mikel Arteta to improve his squad depth in the transfer market.

Aaron Hickey will have better days in a Scotland jersey in an international career which has the potential to stretch out long and fruitfully ahead of him.

To Hickey’s credit, he did not shrink or let his head drop. On a night when too many of Steve Clarke’s players were unable to bring their ‘A’ game to the table when it was needed, Hickey must hope this was the kind of painful learning curve which can mould him into the kind of top-level performer Scotland need far more of in order to return to world football’s biggest stage. No matter how many caps he goes on to win, Hickey is unlikely to forget his first starting appearance for his country in a hurry.

Aaron Hickey was selected by Scotland in their crunch clash against Ukraine, giving Arsenal fans a close look at the player Mikel Arteta is reportedly keen ...

The pair regularly combined to make life difficult for Hickey as he was forced to track back more often than he would have liked. And Hickey stood no real chance of getting up ahead of the towering striker as the Benfica striker expertly steered his header into the far corner. But playing against a Ukraine side fuelled by emotion and pride amid the ongoing Russian invasion of their nation, Scotland were unable to match their superior opponents.