Piero Hincapie: Arsenal pursue deal for Bayer Leverkusen defender

Arsenal is interested in signing Bayer Leverkusen defender Piero Hincapie.

The artillery wants a left -sided defender as a priority this summer, and Ecuador International Hincapie emerges as a powerful candidate.

Sources told BBC Sport, Arsenal’s recruitment staff watched a 23 -year -old child comprehensively.

Hincapie has 60 million euros (£ 52 million) and wants to leave the German club before the transfer window is closed.

Since he joined in 2021, he had 166 matches for all competitions for Leverkusen and became part of the woman who won the Bundesliga and the German Cup in 2023-24.

Arsenal spent more than £ 200 million for new signatures this summer and is now trying to sell players – Fabio Vieira, Reiss Nelson and Oleksandr Zinchenko.

In addition, Porto’s clubs were also interested in the center and Jakub Kiwior.

Tottenham was also linked to a move for Hincapie, but sources insist that Spurs is not a player currently watching.