Arsenal agree £23m Jakub Kiwior exit as Piero Hincapie transfer edges closer | OneFootball

Polish defender set for Porto switch as Gunners work to secure Bayer Leverkusen agreement before summer deadline

Replacement: Jakub Kiwior is set to leave Arsenal, who are trying to close a deal for Piero Hincapie at Bayer Leverkusen

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Arsenal have agreed a deal with Porto for defender Jakub Kiwior, paving the way for the Gunners to sign Bayer Leverkusen star Piero Hincapie.

Arsenal are set to bank around €27million (£23.4m) from the sale, which represents a profit on what they paid for Kiwior when he joined from Italian side Spezia two years ago.

The deal will not be fully completed until Arsenal have brought in a replacement, which is expected to be Hincapie.

Arsenal are in talks with Leverkusen over a deal for the defender, which would be an initial loan with an obligation to buy next summer.

Hincapie has a release clause in his current contract worth around £52m and that is the fee the Bundesliga club have been holding out for.

The 23-year-old, like Kiwior, can play as either a left-back or in the heart of defence and has excelled for Leverkusen.