Arsenal's scouts have watched recent Cagliari matches to monitor the 20-year-old Italian right-back Marco Palestra. The player is currently on loan at Cagliari from his parent club, Atalanta, which is asking for €50 million to sell him. In the current Serie A season, Palestra has made 25 appearances, scoring one goal and providing four assists, and has also been capped 8 times for the Italy U21 national team. His current market value is €25.00m, according to Transfermarkt. Several other Serie A clubs, including Inter and Juventus, have also been recently linked with the player.