Arsenal face a battle to sign Bologna left-back Aaron Hickey. The Scotland international, who has been likened to Bayern Munich and Germany legend Philipp Lahm, is also reportedly attracting interest from West Ham and Newcastle.
“Aaron as a player is like Philipp Lahm. For me at Hearts, he played as a full-back.
“He not only runs up and down the line, but looks for attacking moves like Lahm once did. And Aaron can also play in the central midfield.”
Hickey has enjoyed a fine breakthrough season in the first team at Bologna. He made 36 Serie A appearances, scoring five goals.
The teenager initially started in the ranks at Hearts before a four-year spell in Celtic’s academy. He rejoined Hearts in 2018 before moving to Italy two years later.
Hickey has a contract at Bologna until 2024. But, speaking to Sky Sports last week, he admitted he was open to a new challenge if it arises.
He said: “I might want to challenge myself somewhere else and have a different experience, but who knows the future. I do see a lot of talk.
“It’s nice to know there’s interest from other clubs, it gives you some confidence. But you just keep your head down and focus on football.”
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