Overview

• Multiple reports state Arsenal and Hamburger SV have an agreement for a season-long loan for Vieira that includes a purchase option.
• Florian Plettenberg reports Vieira is flying to Hamburg for a medical before the deal is finalized.
• JustArsenal cites Plettenberg in reporting the option to buy is valued at more than €20 million.
• Albert Sambi Lokonga is also reported to be joining Hamburger SV on a permanent transfer.
• The departures form part of Arsenal's late-window squad trimming after spending reported at over £250 million this summer.