Arsenal information: Summer switch ‘confirmed’ as Gunners obtain large £86m increase
Bayer Leverkusen chief Simon Rolfes has all but confirmed Piero Hincapie’s summer transfer to Arsenal, while the Gunners have received a boost in their pursuit of Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez
Mikel Arteta might already have his first summer signing
Arsenal are gearing up to welcome Everton in the Premier League as they seek to preserve their position as top-flight title contenders. Mikel Arteta’s squad presently enjoys a seven-point advantage over pursuing Manchester City having contested one additional fixture.
Piero Hincapie was permitted to feature against his parent club, Leverkusen, in the week and is anticipated to appear against the Toffees for a backline that has shipped merely 22 league goals throughout the campaign.
The Ecuadorian is presently in north London on an initial loan and whilst he has secured a five-year contract for the £45million purchase option, he remains not yet an Arsenal player. However, a club official’s statement has virtually confirmed the anticipated outcome.
Bayer Leverkusen chief confirms transfer
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Speaking moments before Arsenal’s stalemate against Leverkusen, managing director Simon Rolfes was questioned about how remarkable it was to welcome back former player Kai Havertz. He stated: “I’ve already texted him (Havertz).
“So I’m sure he’ll need a lot of tickets as he comes from here, so there will certainly be contact. And then it’s also nice when he went to Chelsea during Covid, it was a big farewell for us, the whole transfer was the basis for the next few years and he really left something here.
“Because of Covid there was never the environment, the opportunity to say goodbye to him, even if we saw each other afterwards. But now I think it’s a very special setting for him to come back to the BayArena and for Piero [Hincapie] too, of course.
“He’s still officially our player and is only on loan at the moment but it will come to the transfer and I think for Piero it’s just as special too,” reports the Mirror.
Arsenal receive £86million boost
Concerning other summer transfers, former Manchester City striker Julian Alvarez has been connected with a move to the Emirates. He is presently flourishing in La Liga with Atletico Madrid.
Spanish publication Sport now claims that Arsenal have effectively been handed an advantage in their rumoured pursuit of the Argentine as his current club are supposedly reluctant to sell to certain teams.
Barcelona had been linked with the 26-year-old, whom Atletico will allegedly only consider offers exceeding £86m for, but this latest development suggests that he won’t be sold to such a close competitor.
Alvarez would have already won over the Arsenal supporters with his midweek display against fierce rivals Tottenham. He netted two goals in a 5-2 victory.
