Arsenal have reached an agreement with Ajax for the signing of Jurrien Timber football.london understands. The Dutch international will arrive in a €40million (£34.2million) deal with a potential further €5million (£4.3million) in add ons.
After weeks of negotiation, sporting director Edu has been successful in negotiating down the Eredivisie side from their initial valuation of around £50million. He becomes the club's second-most expensive defensive signing after Ben White's £50million move in 2021 and is expected to undergo a medical this week.
He will become the third signing of the window after a deal for Kai Havertz was confirmed last month and an agreement with West Ham was reached to sign Declan Rice in a record-breaking deal for the Gunners.
