Arsenal are close to their first purchase for next season. The North London club are about to close the deal with Borussia Monchengladbach for Swiss midfielder Granit Xhaka. The cost of the operation is believed to be around €45-50 million. The former Basel player has also been approached in the past by Milan and Napoli.

The 23-year-old was in the English capital on Friday to carry out the final negotiations before having a tour of the club’s training facilities. Goal.com photographer Chris Wheatley published the first images of the player with his family at Colney before he posed in his new shirt. An official announcement is imminent.