Arsenal's first deal of the summer transfer window has been well-documented for almost a month now and official confirmation could be right around the corner.
When the Gunners agreed to let central defender Pablo Mari join Serie A newboys AC Monza on a season-long loan deal, football.london reported that there was an obligation included that would see this move made permanent for £5.9m - but only if one condition was met.
That condition was if Monza avoided relegation from the top-flight of Italian football. Thanks to a 2-0 win over Spezia at the end of April in addition to other results going their way that weekend and their relegation rivals having to play each other, Raffaele Palladino's side guaranteed their survival with six games to spare.
