Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been given the all clear to sign Shakhtar Donetsk winger Douglas Costa after the Ukranian club admitted that they will not stand in the Brazilian’s way this summer.
The Gunners have been interested in the 23-year-old all summer and have twice made offers for the Brazilian, and according to recent reports, a season-long loan deal is being eyed-up.
Arsene Wenger still has space for one more attacking player in his squad, and with Shakhtar confirming that Costa is able to depart this summer, the completion of a deal is seeming likely.
‘I am sure that things will come to the fore in the next few weeks,’ said manager Mircea Lucescu.‘For me, all the players are transferable for the right price. Every year, some players go and some players arrive.
‘It’s normal that players will want to leave at some point.’
It is believed that Arsenal would prefer a loan deal for Costa, who has been labelled with a £40 million price tag, but the Gunners would be willing to offer cash should Lukas Podolski leave The Emirates this summer.
By Ollie Carroll
Twitter: @Ollie_Carroll_
