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Arsenal Agree Loan-to-Buy Deal for Piero Hincapié as Kiwior Sale to Porto Nears Completion

The Ecuador defender is set for a weekend medical after Arsenal finalized a €52m package that defers payment into next season.

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Overview

  • Arsenal and Bayer Leverkusen have agreed a season-long loan with an obligation to buy for Hincapié, a package worth about €52m (£45m) that includes a 10% sell-on clause.
  • Hincapié has agreed personal terms and is expected to travel from Germany to London this weekend for his medical.
  • Porto have an agreement to sign Jakub Kiwior for €25m plus €2m in add-ons, with the move dependent on Arsenal completing the Hincapié transfer.
  • The loan-to-buy structure was designed to defer costs under spending and PSR considerations, according to reporting from ESPN and others.
  • A five-year contract is lined up for Hincapié upon the permanent transfer, and separate reports say Marseille are in talks over Oleksandr Zinchenko in a potential sale that could ease squad and cost ratios.