Premier League deputy champions Arsenal have agreed a deal in principle with Brentford Football Club for the signing of Christian Norgaard for a contract worth £15m.
The Gunners are set to pay £10m plus £5m in add-ons.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelThe Brentford captain will arrive London Colney as s possible replacement for Thomas Partey who is expected to leave the Gunners after contract negotiations broke down over salary expectation of the Ghana international.
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Norgaard was not a target for Arsenal but the BBC reports on Tuesday evening that the Danish midfielder is preferred over other candidates as Partey’s replacement.
Arsenal are also expected to complete the signing of Spanish goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga this week and are expected to confirm the signing of Martin Zubimendi at the start of July.
Due to accounting reasons and when the financial year begins in football, Zubimendi’s current club hopes the deal would be confirmed at the start of July.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
