Arsenal link interest in Piero Hincapie to Porto's pursuit of Jakub Kiwior, seeing Hincapie as the preferred replacement should Kiwior depart. Completion of any Kiwior move depends on final details between Arsenal and Porto and on Arsenal reaching terms with Bayer Leverkusen for Hincapie. Reports that Kiwior would travel to Portugal for a medical were inaccurate, and outstanding conditions must be satisfied before any exit. Arsenal have prioritized squad depth to compete on all fronts, so arrivals are constrained by departures and squad registration limits, with Kiwior's fee figures appearing contested.
Arsenal's interest in Piero Hincapie is directly linked to Porto's attempts to sign Jakub Kiwior. The recruitment team are understood to view the Ecuador international as the ideal replacement for Kiwior, should his move to Portugal go through before the end of the transfer window. So a lot depends on whether Arsenal and Porto can agree the final details on a deal for Kiwior, but also on whether Arsenal can simultaneously find an agreement with Bayer Leverkusen that works for Hincapie.
There were suggestions that Kiwior was going to be travelling to Portugal on Tuesday to complete his medical with Porto, but I was always told that wasn't the case. From what I understand there are still things that need to fall into place before Kiwior is allowed to leave and it doesn't take a genius to work out that those things centre around whether a replacement comes in.
Arsenal have spent this window building a squad they believe is perfectly equipped for the club to be able to compete on all fronts and to be able to deal with any injury issues, so the last thing they want is to leave themselves short in a key area just before the deadline, especially with the possibility that Oleksandr Zinchenko could leave as well.
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