Arsenal Close to Sealing the Most Important Signing this Winter

Arsenal did not make any outfield signing in the summer transfer window as only Petr Cech arrived from Chelsea. Manager Arsene Wenger was highly criticized for the dealings but against all odds, the Gunners are on top of the Premier League.
Once again, the North Londoners are facing more than a few injure concerns. At the moment, seven players are out injured at the moment (PhysioRoom).
Arsenal’s first choice midfielder partnership is that of Santi Cazorla and Francis Coquelin. The Spaniard is expected to return in March and the French DM is expected to return late next month. In such a scenario, reinforcing the midfield was always going to be the priority.

Fortunately, Arsenal are closing in to complete (Sky Sports) their most important signing of the winter window by luring a versatile midfielder in the form of Mohamed Elneny of Basel.
As per the provided Sky link, Wenger has claimed that the signing will be sealed in the next few days. Elneny is a natural defensive midfielder but also contributes in the attacking third. This season, the 23-year-old Egyptian has scored 6 goals and provided 2 assists in 28 games (Transfermarkt).
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