Arsenal has reached an agreement with Bayer Leverkusen to recruit defender Piero Hincapie. The Ecuador star is about to fly to London to complete the loan procedure.
The Gunners will borrow the 23 -year -old Ecuador in a season, accompanied by an option to buy off for £ 45 million.
If this provision is activated, Hincapie will sign a 5 -year long -term contract, in which Arsenal also installs a 10% resale fee in the future. The center -back has 46 caps with Ecuador Tel expected to go to North London this weekend to conduct medical examination.
He will become the 8th contract in the expensive summer transfer window of coach Mikel Arteta, who spent more than £ 200 million to bring Martin Zubimendi, Noni Madueke, Viktor Gyokeres, Eberchi Eze, Cristhian Mosquera, Christian Norgaard and Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Although only 23 years old, Hincapie has more than 150 appearances for Bayer Leverkusen. This versatile player is often used in the left -back position, but he can also kick the center -back or defender Bien, giving Arteta more flexibility in the defense.
The Spanish military leader prefers versatile defenders, as evidenced by current stars such as Riccardo Calafiori, Jurrien Timber and Ben White, who have played in many different roles.
The deal took place in parallel with Arsenal reaching an agreement to sell defender Jakub Kiwior to Porto for £ 23 million. In addition, Oleksandr Zinchenko is also said to be about to leave the Emirates, when the Ukrainian defender is negotiating to join Marseille.