Arsenal have ‘reached an settlement’ for the switch of Ecuadorian defender Piero Hincapie to the Emirates Stadium this summer time, in response to David Ornstein.
Final season, the harm to Gabriel Magalhães was a major blow for Arsenal, contributing to their decline in kind in the direction of the tip of the season, throughout which they gained solely two of their final 5 matches.
Riccardo Calafiori, Ben White and Jurrien Timber additionally sustained harm points final season so Mikel Arteta has been on a mission so as to add the required depth to his defence this summer time.
Spanish centre-back Cristhian Mosquera has already joined from Valencia, and the Gunners have been eager on including one other versatile defender earlier than Monday’s deadline.
Hincapie emerged as Arsenal’s prime goal and the Gunners have been locked in talks with Leverkusen this month making an attempt to get a deal agreed.
It seems a deal for the 6ft 1in defender has been finalised, as Ornstein claims that Arsenal have ‘reached an settlement’ for the switch of the Ecuador worldwide to the Emirates Stadium this summer time.
The deal for the 23-year-old is an preliminary season-long mortgage with an possibility to purchase subsequent yr set at £44m and a ten% sell-on clause, in response to the journalist.
Writing on The Athletic, the switch knowledgeable provides that Hincapie is now set to journey to London for his medical after agreeing to private phrases with the North London membership on a five-year deal when the transfer is made everlasting subsequent summer time.
Hincapie joins Arsenal
Mikel Arteta is taking no prisoners this time on this season’s title race, because the Gunners have had an formidable switch window up to now, bolstering their squad with viable choices throughout totally different positions of the pitch.
In defence, Hincapie is about to hitch Mosquera because the membership’s summer time reinforcement, whereas Christian Nørgaard and Martin Zubimendi joined from Brentford and Actual Sociedad to bolster their midfield ranks, respectively.
Swedish prolific ahead Viktor Gyökeres, who has netted two targets in two video games this season, has been Arteta’s talisman upfront this season, whereas Eberechi Eze made a dream return to his boyhood membership to signal for the Gunners.
Hincapie, who can play at left centre-back and left again, is about to develop into Arsenal’s eighth summer time signing and can hope to play a key function this season regardless of the Gunners already boasting a aggressive backline that already has Riccardo Calafiori, Myles Lewis-Skelly and Gabriel Magalhães in the identical positions.
