Player ‘could not resist’ Arsenal efforts to sign him – Clubs have now ‘closed a deal’

Ajax defender Jurriën Timber ‘could not resist’ Arsenal’s ‘flirtation’ this summer and a deal to sign him is now close to being completed.

That’s according to Algemeen Dagblad, who say the two sides have ‘closed a deal’ totaling around €45m for the defender.

The newspaper covers potential outgoings at Ajax this summer and the main three contenders at this moment in time; of which Timber is one.

The Dutch club, and specifically new director of football Sven Mislintat, had not intended to sell Timber this summer and the plan was for the player to be one the ‘most important pillars’ of the new look side.

However, Arsenal have ruined those plans by luring Timber to the Emirates with an offer that he simply ‘could not resist’.

The Ajax vice-captain has very much had his head turned by what Mikel Arteta and Arsenal are offering and, as a result, the Dutch giants have been forced into a sale they would have preferred to avoid.

They’re now in the final stages of that transfer business and have ‘closed a deal’ totaling around €45m, another major profit but a blow to their plans under Mislintat.