The Gunners Affairs

EXCL 🚨 Arsenal have reached an agreement with Bayer Leverkusen to sign defender Piero Hincapie.

The deal is a season-long loan including an option to buy for a total package of €52million — plus a 10 per cent sell-on clause.

Personal terms are in place for the 23-year-old Ecuador international to transfer permanently next summer on a five-year contract.

He is expected to travel from Germany to London this weekend to undergo a medical and complete his switch to the Emirates Stadium.

Declane Rice, Eze, Madueke and Myles Lewis Skelly are all called up, buy Tuchel for England.

Arsenal defender Ben White wants to play for England again after talks with Thomas Tuchel.

Arsenal and Bayer Leverkusen are meeting within the next hour to finalise the transfer of Piero Hincapié.

Talks have accelerated with all sides hopeful of reaching an agreement soon.

🚨 BREAKING: Arsenal still have £134m available to spend this summer before hitting their £302m FFP cap, per Squawka.

🔴 The Gunners have invested £168m upfront on 7 new signings, with a further £75m in installments.

💰 This spending power comes from:

3 straight 2nd-place Premier League finishes

Consistent Champions League QF & SF runs

Growth in club assets & revenue

Arsenal remain in a strong financial position heading into the final stretch of the transfer window.

🚨💣 Arsenal are working on a deal to sign defender Piero Hincapie from Bayer Leverkusen — if they manage to move players out before the summer transfer window shuts. Hincapie has featured prominently on Arsenal’s recruitment lists for some time. []

🚨 Fulham in advanced talks with Arsenal to sign Reiss Nelson. Discussions for 25yo centre on loan + buy option/obligation & significant fee or permanent.

Agreement between / close but not done - work needed for move to materialise

Viktor Gyökeres will wear the iconic number 14 shirt previously worn by our all time record goal scorer Thierry Henry.

🚨 BREAKING
Viktor Gyökeres medical is scheduled for [tomorrow] Saturday, 26th July 2025.