Matteo Guendouzi is closing in on a loan move to Hertha Berlin, Goal can confirm.
Arsenal have spent the summer trying to get the midfielder out following the breakdown in his relationship with manager Mikel Arteta.
There have been tentative enquires from several clubs, including Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain, but talks haven’t progressed.
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Discussions with Hertha Berlin are now at an advanced stage, however, and he is expected to finalise his move to the Bundesliga before Monday’s 11pm transfer deadline.
Goal has been told the deal will not include an option to turn the move permanent next summer.