Arsenal 'pushing strongly' for shock ninth signing amid Spurs hijack as Romano confirms 'important domino'
According to records, Arsenal are ‘inspirational tricky’ to lug out another marquee summer wrapping up after lugging out a second hijack on Tottenham Hotspur.
After enduring a unsatisfactory period in 2024/25, Arsenal have gained a testament this summer as they are closing in on Liverpool as this dwelling window’s greatest spenders in Europe.
So far this summer, the Artillerymans have invested over £250m to indicator Kepa Arrizabalaga, Martin Zubimendi, Christian Norgaard, Cristhian Mosquera, Noni Madueke, Viktor Gyokeres and Eberechi Eze.
Eze had been foreseen to be Arsenal’s last marquee wrapping up of this dwelling window, doning it at some point reported that they have revolved to a player for the future, as The Sports’s David Ornstein divulged that they have ‘reached an agreement’ to indicator 16-year-put on Shamrock Rovers starlet Victor Ozhianvuna.
Yet, it showed up on Monday that they are tricky Spurs in the race to indicator centre-back Piero Hincapie from Bundesliga garments Bayer Leverkusen.
Over yesteryear 24 hours, it possesses showed up that the Leverkusen celebrity wants to run away the German side before this send dwelling window closes and there is a 60 million euro (£52m) emit clause in his agreement.
Hincapie possesses been greatly attached doning a capacity sliding to the Premier League over yesteryear year as he possesses in addition been mooted as a future Liverpool player, doning the 23-year-put on capable of tinkering at centre-back and vacated-back.
Arsenal are already nicely-collected in defence, but they are presumably kit to ‘proposal’ for Hincapie, that ‘favours’ Mikel Arteta’s side over north London opponents Spurs.
Transmit maven Fabrizio Romano possesses since divulged why Hincapie is pleased on a sliding to Arsenal, while there is an “valuable domino”.
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He claimed on X: “Piero Hincapié ponders Arsenal project as wonderfully sexy and he’s pleased on the sliding.
“Initial talks have initiated on player side doning user specification not foreseen to be an inquiry.
“Most clearly no proposal yet as Kiwior-Porto and Zinchenko leaves are valuable portion of the domino.”
German donor Florian Plettenberg, meanwhile, possesses confirmd that the Artillerymans are “inspirational powerfully” for Hincapie.
“#Arsenal are currently inspirational powerfully to indicator Piero #Hincapié after the other day’s unique news that he wants to run away Bayer 04 Leverkusen doning fast burden. Hincapié is pleased to indicator upward doning Arsenal,” Plettenberg tweeted.
“The €60m emit clause is valid and Arsenal are totally alerted. It cannot be ruled out that he might be conveniently available for less than €60m. Hincapié is pleased on Arsenal, while Tottenham are in addition in the race.”
