Timothy Castagne was being chased by Arsenal before settling for Leicester City

Arsenal was seriously considering Premier League Newbie, Timothy Castagne before his recent move to Leicester City at £21 million was announced.

The Atalanta’s defender had also piqued the interest of Tottenham Hotspur but their deal fell through because of the high pay off.

The Belgium International was being considered by Arsenal as a replacement for Hector Bellerin and Sead Kolasinac. Since Castagne is quite a versatile player he was even being wooed by PSG as well. Nevertheless, Leicester bent over backwards to finalize the deal after losing Ben Chilwell to Chelsea.

With Ricardo Pereira unavailable, Brendan Rodgers could let Castagne play on his dominant side and let Luke Thomas lead from the left. The versatility of the player makes it possible for him to play on the left side as well, as Leicester lost their left side player Chilwell.