Arsenal are in advanced dialogues with Valencia to sign defender Skhodran Mustafi. The expense is accepted to be in the around of £35m.

Arsenal coach Arsène Wenger has been under pressure to fortify his defensive choices after long-term injuries to Per Mertesacker and Gabriel, with Mustafi distinguished as the Frenchman's No1 target weeks back.

Having at first offer around £20m for the 24-year-old, transactions have proceeded from that point forward and an agreement was at long last come to on Thursday, with Mustafi set for a medical before the weekend having concurred individual terms with the club.

Arsenal have already spent £35m on Switzerland midfielder Granit Xhaka and outlayed around £9m joined on defender Rob Holding, forward Takuma Asano and midfielder Kelechi Nwakali. click here to Follow-up