Skip to main content

Arsenal's deal for Pablo Mari on verge of collapse as Flamengo defender heads back to Brazil

Arsenal's deal for Flamengo defender Pablo Mari is in doubt with the player heading back to Brazil.


Mari arrived in London on Saturday for his medical after Arsenal technical director Edu Gaspar had agreed a deal with Flamengo to sign him on loan with view to a £7.5m transfer.
Edu had travelled with Mari on his flight to Heathrow and did not anticipate any problems.




Arsenal sources say Mari, 26, a former Manchester City centre back, had his medical and was set to sign with friends even congratulating him on his move but a late hitch has seen negotiations stall at the final stage.
A disappointed Mari is now heading back to Rio de Janeiro with Arsenal having to consider new targets.
Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta is preparing his squad to face Bournemouth in the FA Cup tonight but was hopeful of getting much needed reinforcements for his defence.
Related： FlamengoArsenalMikel Arteta

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Man Utd complete signing Nigerian star Ighalo on loan until end of season (Sky)

Manchester United have agreed a deal with Shanghai Shenhua to sign striker Odion Ighalo on a six-month loan, with an option to buy. United are now finalising the move to bring in the 30-year-old, who has Premier League experience at Watford between 2014-17. Ighalo is in pre-season training with Shenhua, but the new Chinese Super League season has been delayed due to the escalation of the coronavirus. A medical could be held in China, but United still face a race to complete a move before the 11pm deadline closes. Tottenham also made their own late attempt to secure a loan deal for Ighalo on Deadline Day. United earlier had a £20m bid for Bournemouth striker Joshua King rejected as the club target cover in the absence of the injured Marcus Rashford, but their pursuit of the Norway international appears to have ended. Inter Milan also wanted to sign Ighalo, when their pursuit of Chelsea forward Olivier Giroud failed, but the Nigerian had his heart set on a move back ...
Post a Comment
Read more