Piero Hincapie and Mikel Arteta (photo by Angel Martinez, Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
Arsenal is about to sign Bayer Leverkusen’s versatile Ecuador International Defender Piero Hincapie, with Jakub Kiwior who also leaves.
According to two updates this morning from Fabrizio Romano, the Gunners fulfill after hincapy, while Kiwior also comes closer to completing his move to Porto.
Romano says that it will soon be ‘here’ for the hincapie to Arsenal Transfer, where the clubs only complete the details of the payment structure for the deal.
In the meantime, he also says that things are getting closer to Kiwior to join Porto with a first loan that would include an obligation of € 26 million to make the signing permanent.
See below for the details about the X page of Romano …
?? Understand that Arsenal is approaching Piero Hincapié Deal with Bayer, here we go quickly!
Agreement almost made if Bayer accepts a loan with obligation to buy for Hincapié as formula wanted by #AFC.
Details about the tariff structure that are sorted and then we come here as next. ????? pic.twitter.com/0mrasi53c4
– Fabrizio Romano (@fabrizioromano) August 29, 2025
?? FC Porto is in line with the Jakub Kiwior deal, since Arsenal is about to sign Piero Hincapié!
€ 26 million package on loan with obligation to buy for Kiwior, which is now sealed with definitive details in treatment.
Here we go quickly. ???? pic.twitter.com/oumij7ffoo
– Fabrizio Romano (@fabrizioromano) August 29, 2025
Arsenal who passes through complicated hincapie and kiwior transfer sagas
Arsenal expert Charles Watts spoke with us earlier this week about the aim of the Noord -London Giants to Hincapie and how it was immediately linked to the departure of Kiwior.
Watts thought this was a somewhat complicated double deal for the club, but it seems that they are now making progress on both.
“Arsenal’s interest in Piero Hincapie is directly linked to Porto’s attempts to sign Jakub Kiwior,” said Watts Enchanted.
“The recruitment team is deemed to consider the Ecuador International as the ideal replacement for Kiwior, if his move to Portugal goes through before the end of the transfer window.
He added: “So at the time of writing this column it is still a fairly complicated situation.”
Arsenal’s excellent defensive depth
In general, this seems more pleasant things from Arsenal after a busy summer improvement.
Even when Kiwior leaves, Hincapie and Crithian Mosquera have both merged to give AFC a lot of depth at the back.
Hincapie can play Center-back or left back to a high standard, just like Riccardo Calafiori, while Jurrien Timber can also fill in there if necessary.
On the right there is wood, Ben White and Mosquera as a possible option.
In the meantime, William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes have excellent coverage in the form of hincapie, Mosquera, as well as the Like Hout, White and Calafiori if necessary.
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