Arsenal have agreed personal terms with Valencia centre-back Skhodran Mustafi and will now open official talks with the La Liga club over a permanent transfer for the German defender, according to his agent.
Ali Bulut, who is responsible for handling 24-year-old Mustafi’s affairs contract negotiations, has claimed that the Premier League side have already been in contact to agree a deal with the Germany international, despite not yet reaching an agreement with Valencia.
The problem for Arsenal is that they are reluctant to meet Valencia’s asking price for Mustafi, who has a £42.1m release clause in his contract. The Spanish club are willing to sell for less than that fee, although would still only be willing to sell for around £30m, and the Gunners are determined to talk Valencia down to around £25m before agreeing a deal.
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