Henrikh Mkhitaryan is due to land in Rome this morning to complete a loan move to the Serie A club.
Roma have agreed a season-long loan deal with an option to make it permanent for Mkhitaryan who is due to touch down at 10.55am, according to the Italian media.
It is a surprise switch for Arsenal as Mkhitaryan even played as a substitute in the North London derby but shows their determination to cut their wage bill.
Mesut Ozil, the club's top earner on £350,000-a-week, is staying put and Mkhitaryan is on £200,000-a-week after his disastrous swap deal involving Alexis Sanchez 18 months ago.
Arsenal are expecting the Mkhitaryan deal to go through today before the close of the European transfer window.
More to follow.
