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Arsenal all clear to sign Omer Toprak?

25 August 2016 - 05:13

Arsenal have been handed a boost in the pursuit of Bayer Leverkusen defender Omer Toprak. The Turkey international is open to pursuing his career at a bigger club this summer.

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Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has been on the search for a new centre-half for somewhile, and it seems Toprak could be solution before the transfer deadline.

According to Turkish-Football, the North London outfit have been given the green light to secure the player's services after Leverkusen identified a suitable replacement.

Toprak has recently hinted his desire to leave the Bundesliga outfit, and a fee of around &pound14m would be sufficient to lure the 6 foot 3 inch centre-back to the Emirates this month.

Should things go as planned, the 27-year-old is likely to fit in alongside Laurent Koscielny at the heart of the defence with Gabriel and Per Mertesacker out through injury.

Written by Sri Aswin