The England international is set to
complete his move to the Emirates,
having been told he could leave the club by new manager Louis van Gaal
By Wayne Veysey
Arsenal have agreed a €20 million
fee for Danny Welbeck, arsenal wiki
understands.
The Gunners have settled on a deal
with Manchester United in the last
few minutes and the England
international has been given
permission to discuss personal terms
and undergo a medical with the
club.
The striker is set to be offered a
four-year contract with the option of
a fifth year worth €120,000-a-week.
Arsene Wenger sanctioned a
sensational late bid for Welbeck
after failing to capture Radamel
Falcao and Loic Remy over the last
48 hours.
The Gunners are now set to be
successful in snatching Welbeck from under the noses of Tottenham, who
were in advanced discussions to sign him on loan.
Wiki understands that conversations
with United on deadline day had
centred on Arsenal trying to convince
the 20-times Premier League
champions to release Welbeck on a
permanent deal rather than on loan.
It is believed that Arsenal had
initially offered €16.5m for the
forward and United had demanded
€23m but the two clubs have now
settled on a €20m move, though
United are refusing to sanction his
exit until they have completed the
loan signing of Radamel Falcao from
Monaco.
Welbeck, who trained with England
at Arsenal's London Colney
headquarters on Monday, had been
on standby this evening to undergo
a medical at the centre and has now
been given permission to do so.
