**_Arsenal have reportedly reached an agreement to sign Bayer Leverkusen centre-back Piero Hincapie._**
Negotiations between the two clubs over the 23-year-old have taken place in recent days, and the Ecuador international is now expected to join Mikel Arteta's side before the transfer window closes on Monday.
**_[David Ornstein](https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6567358/2025/08/29/arsenal-transfer-news-hincapie-leverkusen/)_** exclusively reports that Arsenal have reached a full agreement with Bayer Leverkusen for Hincapie. The deal is understood to be a season-long loan with an option to buy set at around €52m.
Hincapie is scheduled to arrive in London this weekend to undergo his medical, and if all goes according to plan, he will become the Gunners' eighth summer signing.