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Arsenal set to pay £45m to sign 24yo defender

06 March 2026 - 20:03

Arsenal are set to sign Bayer Leverkusen defender Piero Hincapie on a permanent basis this summer, according to The Sun.

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The Gunners recruited the Ecuadorian star from Leverkusen on loan last summer. As part of the deal, the club have an option to purchase him for £45 million at the end of the campaign.

The Sun now report that Arsenal have already made the decision to sign Hincapie on a long-term basis. The loan deal agreed last summer was largely due to accounting purposes instead.

The hierarchy are clearly impressed by Hincapie's growing influence on the team. He has been a mainstay from the left-back position ahead of Riccardo Calafiori and Myles Lewis-Skelly recently.

Hincapie has already agreed verbal terms over a long-term contract with the Gunners and it is only a matter of time before the transfer is sorted.

The 24-year-old has been a regular starter for the Gunners, but should be given a breather during the FA Cup fifth round tie at Mansfield Town.

Written by Sri Aswin