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Arsenal transfer news: Guillem Balague delivers Denis Suarez update
ARSENAL appear set to seal a loan deal for Barcelona ace Denis Suarez today.
Denis Suarez to Arsenal: Unai Emery addresses rumours
That’s according to transfer expert Guillem Balague, who has revealed that Arsenal will not have to buy the Spaniard in the summer.
Suarez is expected to move to the Emirates until the end of the season with Gunners boss Unai Emery on the hunt for wingers.
Emery admitted this month that Arsenal can only bring in loan deals, in what is thought to be a cost-cutting mission.
The north London club have spent big in recent windows with the signings of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette.
But it looks like Suarez will be making the switch from Barcelona with Arsenal having the choice to make it a permanent deal when the season is over.
Balague tweeted: “Denis Suarez finalistes today in London his loan deal with #AFC.
“He will have to renew his contract with #FCB one more year (to 2021).
“Loan will cost €2.3m. Option to buy from #AFC is around €25m but not OBLIGATORY.”
Suarez has previously worked under Emery at Sevilla and the Gunners boss is keen to reunite.
“We need wingers,” said Emery.
“I know Denis because he played with me at Seville.
“It will be a challenge for him.”
Ex-Tottenham boss Tim Sherwood has questioned if Arsenal chiefs have been honest with Emery regarding their cash flow issues.
"It would be interesting [to know] what he was told when he came into the club,” he told The Debate.
“He must have felt there would be money to spend.
"I would suggest he's been taken by surprise to realise in his first window there's only going to be loan signings to the football club when they're desperate for defenders, that seems to be the case.
"Is it comparable to Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool in his first window?
“Possibly. I'm sure Arsenal are going to give him time as well.
"They're used to that.
“They don't like sacking managers, we saw that with the previous one. It did drag on a wee bit.”