Arsenal have agreed a deal to signal Bayer Leverkusen defender Piero Hincapie on mortgage with an obligation to make the transfer everlasting, in response to a number of studies.
The Gunners have come to phrases on an association that contains a £45m obligation to signal the Ecuador defender on a five-year contract on the finish of this season.
Hincapie, who can play centre-back and left-back, has made 166 appearances for Leverkusen since becoming a member of the Bundesliga membership from Argentinian facet Talleres in 2021.
He was a part of the Leverkusen facet that gained the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal double within the 2023-24 season, going the whole home season unbeaten whereas additionally reaching the ultimate of the Europa League, which they misplaced 3-0 to Atalanta.
The deal contains a 10 per cent sell-on clause, with Hincapie’s arrival set to allow Jakub Kiwior to finish his transfer to Porto.
Hincapie will develop into Arsenal’s eighth signing of the switch window, along with his first probability for a debut for the Gunners set to come back after the worldwide break after they host Nottingham Forest on September 13. Mikel Arteta’s men face Liverpool in a blockbuster clash this Sunday.
