Udinese want to sign Pablo Mari on a permanent transfer this summer with Arsenal keen on making a deal happen, football.london understands. The defender has started 12 games for the Italian side since joining on loan from the Gunners in January, becoming a mainstay in the centre of defence.
"I would like to stay in Italy," Mari recently told Gazetta dello Sport. "I'm very well at Udinese and I'd be happy to take the club even higher in the standings. Of course, I still have a two-year contract with Arsenal."
Mari’s departure will help to save the club in the region of €9million (£7.4m) due to an appearance-based clause inserted into his contract when he joined Arsenal from Flamengo in 2019. football.london spoke to someone close to Mari who confirmed that "there are some performance bonuses" included in the transfer fee and Brazilian outlet Globo Esporte reported last January that Arsenal have to pay Flamengo a bonus of €1million (£865,000) every time Mari makes 10 Premier League appearances, up to a maximum of 80 outings.
