According to ESPN, Arsenal officially approached Bayer Leverkusen with the ambition to recruit center -back Piero Hincapie before the transfer market closed.
Arsenal targets Leverkusen center -back Piero Hincapie
The team of coach Mikel Arteta has previously strengthened the defense with the Cristhian Mosquera contract from Valencia. However, the “Gunners” still want to add a factor in the defense, especially in the context of Jakub Kiwior being negotiated to move to Porto.
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| Arsenal targets Leverkusen center -back Piero Hincapie |
This deal is not simple, because Arsenal is forced to sell some names to balance the budget. Fabio Vieira, Reiss Nelson and Oleksandr Zinchenko are all in the area capable of leaving the Emirates when their future is not guaranteed.
ESPN revealed that Piero Hincapie has reached the sights of many teams in the Premier League, but Arsenal is the brightest candidate if the Ecuador player leaves Leverkusen. The 23 -year -old center -back currently owns a provision of about 60 million euros. However, Arsenal is expected to make an effort to negotiate to lower this price.
The larger challenge when Hincapie still contracted with Leverkusen until 2029 and the German team did not want to lose a pillar of the defense. But with the ambition to conquer the peak of the Premier League and the Champions League, Arsenal are ready to do everything to bring to the new “new” steel shield, increasing the depth for the defense that has been strongly reinforced.
This season, Arsenal has started with two consecutive victories against Man United and Leeds. However, having to fight in many arenas makes the increase in the depth of the squad is never redundant.