Arsenal are hopeful of tying up a loan deal with Roma for midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
The 30-year-old moved to Emirates Stadium from Manchester United in January 2018 as part of a deal that saw Alexis Sanchez go the other way.
However, Mkhitaryan has fallen down the pecking order at Arsenal and the club were today negotiating his departure.
Talks were at advanced stage this morning with Roma over a loan deal that would see the Italian club pay a significant amount of the Armenian’s £180,000-a-week wages.
The Serie A transfer window was due to shut today at 7pm but there was a confidence Mkhitaryan’s move to Roma would get done in time, with the player due in Italy this afternoon to undergo a medical.
Mkhitaryan’s departure is likely to provide more first-team opportunities for Reiss Nelson. The 19-year-old has returned to Arsenal this summer following a stint on loan at Hoffenheim last season and will now be hopeful of more action.
Midfielder Mesut Ozil is another player who could profit from the loaning of Mkhitaryan.
While there was optimism this morning over a deal for Mkhitaryan, it was looking unlikely that defender Shkodran Mustafi would find a new club before the transfer window shut in Europe.
The German is currently out of favour at the Gunners and he is yet to feature this season.
Mustafi has been linked with several sides, including Juventus and Monaco, but there were no concrete offers for him as of this morning.
