The key detail is availability in the market and urgency in the squad.
That matters. Arsenal do not appear to be shopping for a project. They appear to be targeting someone who can arrive and compete straight away in a back line that suddenly looks thinner than expected.
The update says Arsenal also held an interest in Jarell Quansah, but now look set to move for Konsa instead. That points to a preference for certainty.
Quansah would represent a different profile: younger, more developmental, and likely part of a longer horizon. Konsa, by contrast, looks like the more immediate answer to an immediate issue. When injuries hit key defenders, recruitment often shifts from upside to reliability. Arsenal seem to be making that calculation here.
This is also a signal about expectations. Arsenal are not behaving like a team content to wait for players to recover and hope the depth holds. They appear ready to act early, protect the squad, and avoid a defensive shortage becoming a wider problem.
Another report says Arsenal open their campaign against Coventry on Friday, so the next storyline is obvious: whether these talks move quickly enough to change the short-term picture, and whether Arsenal keep pushing before the transfer window closes.