Jakub Kiwior has yet to nail down a key role at Arsenal but his former club Spezia have simply collapsed ever since his transfer a year ago.
Arsenal have been quiet in this January transfer window and it’s hard to see Edu striking any incoming deals over the next week.
That is a far cry from last January, when Arsenal struck two signings to bolster Mikel Arteta’s squad.
Leandro Trossard arrived from Brighton and Hove Albion after Arsenal missed out on Mykhailo Mudryk and Jakub Kiwior joined from Spezia.
Both Trossard and Kiwior have strengthened Arsenal’s depth but in the case of Kiwior, the deal appears to have caused big problems for his former club…
Spezia collapse after selling Jakub Kiwior to Spezia
Arsenal paid £20million to sign Kiwior from Spezia, just 18 months after he left Zilina for a move to Italy.
Spezia had settled down in Serie A having won promotion in 2020, finishing 15th in their first season in the top flight.
Kiwior came in and helped Spezia consolidate in 16th and left the club sitting in 15th in January of last year.
Spezia had won four of their 19 league games at that point but have been in a complete mess ever since selling Kiwior to Arsenal.
Spezia won just two of their final 19 games without Kiwior to end up in a relegation playoff — a game they lost to Hellas Verona.
Look at Spezia now and you will see them sitting bottom of Serie B, winning just three of their 21 league games so far this term.
Now in real danger of slipping into Italy’s third tier, Spezia have won just five times in 40 league games since losing Kiwior.
Add in that one-off relegation tie-breaker and it’s five in 41, marking a quite remarkable collapse.
Arsenal fans won’t be surprised to hear that Spezia have been in a managerial merry-go-round throughout this demise.
Luca Gotti lost his job less than a month after Kiwior’s exit, Leonardo Semplici came in and was sacked after relegation and Spezia have already had two managers this season.
In a rather alarming turn of events, fans left a pig’s head outside the club’s offices alongside a banner reading ‘time’s up!’ with real concerns emerging about the direction of the club.
Spezia have struggled terribly since selling Kiwior and seemingly haven’t spent the cash windfall well at all, leaving them in a dire situation whilst the Polish defender chases a Premier League title with Arsenal.
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