Arsenal are expected to announce the £10m signing of Mathieu Debuchy from Newcastle on Thursday.
Following the arrival of Holland full-back Daryl Janmaat from Feyenoord, the Magpies are now happy to finalise the departure of Debuchy,True Religion Hats, who was part of the French World Cup squad which reached the quarter-finals in Brazil.
The 28-year-old will present ready-made cover for Bacary Sagna, who earlier this summer left Arsenal to join Manchester City on a free transfer.


In action: Arsenal are expected to completed a deal for Matheiu Debuchy (right) on Thursday



In the market: Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is strengthening his squad for the new season
Manager Arsene Wenger has now returned from his media duties in Brazil as the Gunners step up pre-season preparations ahead of a trip to New York at the end of the month.
By then, Arsenal could well have further strengthened the squad following on from the £30million capture of Chile forward Alexis Sanchez from Barcelona.
German international midfielder Sami Khedira is another target and Borussia Dortmund's Lars Bender is another player Wenger has long admired.
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