The Gunners have been close on finalising a deal for the Belgian for days, having been linked with him back in January. The big sticking point in negotiations back then, though, was that Yifang were after a permanent transfer fee for Carrasco, while Arsenal could only afford a loan deal. AC Milan and Inter Milan were also in contention to bring the winger back to Europe, but it now seems that the Gunners have bagged their first signing of the summer. Schria tweeted: “#Arsenal is defining for #Carrasco from #DalianYifang. Contacts ongoing with chinese club to finalize the last detalis of the deal.

Source: Express June 11, 2019 09:42 UTC