Overview

• Sporting director Simon Rolfes says Leverkusen have received no official offer for the 23-year-old and would like him to stay.
• Leverkusen’s position is that negotiations will not take place below the reported €60m (£52m) release clause, with the defender under contract until 2029.
• Arsenal view Hincapie as a defensive target late in the window, with coverage describing him as a versatile option at centre-back and left-back.
• Jakub Kiwior’s proposed move to Porto involves a five-year deal and a €27m (£23m) fee, though Arsenal have yet to formally sign off on the transfer after an administrative delay.
• Arsenal’s outlay of roughly £260m this summer has heightened the need for sales before any decision on triggering Hincapie’s clause.