Paris Saint-Germain academy graduate Yacine Adli is set to become Unai Emery’s first signing for Arsenal, a source close to the French club has told ESPN FC.
According to the source, Adli will sign an initial three-year contract with Arsenal after rejecting a better offer, on paper, from PSG.
Adli, 17, was being tracked by Arsenal’s head of recruitment Sven Mislintat as early as March, when a source close to PSG revealed that Manchester City, Barcelona and Bayern Munich were also keen, but he was expected to sign professional terms in Paris until recently.
Emery has helped to persuade the midfielder to leave Parc des Princes for Emirates Stadium, just weeks after handing him his senior professional debut towards the end of a goalless Ligue 1 draw away at Caen.
The France youth international is highly rated at PSG and they have been trying to persuade him to sign professional terms for months, but like Manchester City-bound Claudio Gomes, they have failed to convince him and now the teenager is set to reunite with Emery in London.
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