Done deals: Arsenal set to confirm double deadline day deal with Bundesliga club

Arsenal are set to confirm two departures in the coming hours, with both Fabio Vieira and Albert Sambi Lokonga closing in on moves to Bundesliga side Hamburg.

Lokonga, 25, is finalising his switch to Germany after Ryan Taylor confirmed talks were advanced earlier this week, with the Belgian midfielder joining Hamburg in a permanent deal believed to be worth around £5million. With only one year left on his Arsenal contract, the club have opted to cash in, while also believed to have secured a sell-on clause as part of the agreement.

Meanwhile, Vieira is also on the verge of heading to Hamburg on an initial loan deal, which includes an option to buy set at around £22million. That clause could prove valuable should the 25-year-old rediscover his best form in the Bundesliga. As with Lokonga, Arsenal have protected themselves by negotiating a sell-on percentage in the deal – in the event of the buy option being triggered.

The pair are due to be unveiled as part of Hamburg’s ambitious late-window recruitment drive, with both expected to feature prominently this season. For Arsenal, the deals represent two of what could be as many as six transactions today, with Jakub Kiwior, Reiss Nelson and Oleksandr Zinchenko also linked with exits before the window closes.

It marks another sign of the reshaping of Mikel Arteta’s squad, as Andrea Berta and the recruitment team look to create space for future additions and balance the books after a busy summer of arrivals.

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