Arsenal have officially secured their first sale of the summer transfer window.
Gunners defender Pablo Mari, who is currently on loan with Serie A outfit Monza, will leave the Emirates Stadium permanently at the end of the current campaign after his side drew 1-1 with AS Roma on Wednesday night. The Biancorossi have now confirmed their survival in the Italian top flight for next season, meaning Mari will join them on a permanent basis for £5.9 million.
football.london reported last year that the north Londoners would receive this windfall but only if Monza were able to stay up this season, with the Italian side now sitting 18 points above the relegation zone with just five matches left to play this term. Arsenal will be hoping that Mari is the first of many players out on loan to leave permanently this summer, with a number of other fringe players likely to leave in order to increase their transfer kitty as Mikel Arteta looks to bolster his squad.
