"Talks had centred in recent days on Leverkusen insisting on either Hincapie's €60 million ($70m) release clause being paid in full or an agreement including an obligation to make an initial loan deal permanent. But ESPN sources have said Arsenal are close to securing a loan with an option which would make Hincapie's their eighth summer signing after committing more than €300 million on new players."
"To balance the books, the Gunners are expected to allow Jakob Kiwior to join Porto in a permanent deal while Albert Sambi Lokonga is set to move to Hamburg on loan. Hamburg were also talking to Arsenal about a move for Fabio Vieira while Reiss Nelson is set to join Brentford. Marseille were hoping to complete a deal for Oleksandr Zinchenko but there had not been a breakthrough in negotiations as of Monday lunchtime."
Arsenal are increasingly confident of completing a move for Bayer Leverkusen defender Piero Hincapié before the transfer deadline. The 23-year-old is in London after agreeing personal terms and Arsenal are finalising a loan with an option to make the move permanent next summer. Leverkusen had pushed for either the €60m release clause or an obligation to buy, but Arsenal appear close to a loan-with-option agreement. The signing would be Arsenal's eighth this summer after more than €300m spent. Several departures are expected to balance the books, including Jakob Kiwior, Albert Sambi Lokonga and Reiss Nelson, while Marseille's Zinchenko talks had not progressed.
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