Piero Hincapie and the Arsenal FC logo (Photo by Christian Kaspar-Bartke/Getty Images)
Arsenal are working on a complicated deal for Bayer Leverkusen’s versatile defender Piero Hincapie, with Jakub Kiwior’s exit also key to this move.
That’s according to Charles Watts in his latest exclusive column for CaughtOffside, with the journalist explaining that Kiwior’s move to Porto is not yet advanced.
Despite talk of the Poland international already being allowed to leave the Gunners to undergo his medical with Porto, Watts insists that’s not the case.
Arsenal won’t want to be without a replacement, which is why the potential signing of Hincapie is key to Kiwior being allowed to finalise a move elsewhere.
Charles Watts on Piero Hincapie and Jakub Kiwior transfers
Discussing his latest info on Arsenal’s potential late business, Watts said: “Arsenal’s interest in Piero Hincapie is directly linked to Porto’s attempts to sign Jakub Kiwior.
“The recruitment team are understood to view the Ecuador international as the ideal replacement for Kiwior, should his move to Portugal go through before the end of the transfer window.
Piero Hincapie of Bayer Leverkusen in action (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)
“So a lot depends on whether Arsenal and Porto can agree the final details on a deal for Kiwior, but also on whether Arsenal can simultaneously find an agreement with Bayer Leverkusen that works for Hincapie.
“So at the time of writing this column it is still quite a complicated situation.
“There were suggestions that Kiwior was going to be travelling to Portugal on Tuesday to complete his medical with Porto, but I was always told that wasn’t the case.
“From what I understand there are still things that need to fall into place before Kiwior is allowed to leave and it doesn’t take a genius to work out that those things centre around whether a replacement comes in.
“Arsenal have spent this window building a squad they believe is perfectly equipped for…
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