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| Mohammed Elneny |
Swiss champions Basel have confirmed through its website that
Egyptian midfielder Mohammed Elneny missed training on Tuesday because of his imminent transfer to Arsenal which they expect to happen in the coming days.
The English media have been awashed
with reports linking the 23 year old to the Emirates in the last couple of
weeks, and with Basel
all but confirming the transfer, it could go through before the weekend.
Arsene Wenger has been his usual
cryptic self when asked about the club's transfer plans for this January, the
usual line of nothing to confirm yet has been what he has told the media when
pressed on transfers.
The transfer fee of Elneny is
reported to be in the region of £7.5million, the midfielder has 40
international caps for the Egyptian Pharaoh’s national team since he made his
debut in 2011. He has over a 100 appearances for Basel, and boasts three Swiss league titles
since joining over three years ago.
The 23 year old's 5ft 10in
midfielder is not new to English teams, in the last couple of seasons, he
featured prominently in the Basel team that defeated Liverpool, Chelsea and
Tottenham in the Champions League and Europa league respectively.
A player that is blessed with technical
ability and a wide range of passing that has endeared him to fans of the Swiss
champions. He is more a deep lying play maker than an archetypal defensive
midfielder.
His signing would serve as a boost
for Arsenal's title push as the North Londoners are short of numbers in
midfield following the injuries to Francis Coquelin and Santi Cazorla in
November. Although the former has started running, while the latter is expected
back in February according to Arsene Wenger, while Mikel Arteta and Tomas
Rosicky have returned to training.
Mohammed Elneny is a breed between
Aaron Ramsey and Mikel Arteta because of his running and passing ability.
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