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To sign Italian midfielder Jorginho, Arsenal and Chelsea have reached a £12 million agreement.
The 31-year-old is in the latter six months of his deal at Stamford Bridge after moving from Napoli to Chelsea in 2014.
Before signing an 18-month deal with an additional year’s option, he will now undergo a medical.
After having two bids for Moises Caicedo rejected by Brighton, the Gunners focused on Jorginho.
Caicedo is not for sale, according to Brighton, and it seems more and more probable that the Ecuadorian midfielder will stay with the team after the 11 p.m. deadline.
Jorginho is expected to be Arsenal’s third signing of the January transfer window after the club acquired Leandro Trossard of Belgium from Brighton for £21 million and Poland’s Jakub Kiwior from Spezia for 20 million euros.
The team led by Mikel Arteta has a game in hand over the teams directly below them and leads the Premier League by five points.
In 213 games with Chelsea, Jorginho has scored 29 goals and helped the team win the Champions League, Europa League, Uefa Super Cup, and Fifa Club World Cup.
The midfielder chose to represent the Azzurri at the international level despite having migrated to Italy at the age of 15 after being born in Brazil.