Arsenal FC face new Ezri Konsa deadline as medical booked for £51m transfer
Arsenal FC is working to finalize the £51 million transfer of Aston Villa defender Ezri Konsa before a strict registration deadline. The club hopes to have the player available for their Premier League season opener against Coventry.
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Arsenal face a new deadline if Ezri Konsa is to be signed in time to make his debut in the Premier League season opener against Coventry.
Standard Sport understands that the Gunners are closing in on the signing of the Aston Villa star after agreeing a deal worth £51million plus add-ons .
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Konsa is expected to undergo a medical on Thursday, having already agreed terms on a contract with Arsenal and said his goodbyes to staff and team-mates at Villa.
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