Piero Hincapié shines at Leverkusen, close to Arsenal move | OneFootball

At 23 years old and with a solid presence in European football, Piero Hincapié is on the radar of several Premier League giants as the transfer market reaches its final stages. Arsenal has already begun concrete negotiations to acquire the Ecuadorian central defender, formerly of Talleres de Córdoba, while Chelsea and Tottenham are closely monitoring the situation.

The defender's release clause is 60 million euros and is valid until the upcoming September 1st. The team managed by Mikel Arteta — which includes Gabriel Heinze in its coaching staff — has already opened formal talks with Bayer Leverkusen, a club that, for now, has no intention of negotiating below that amount.

From England, it is explained that the departure of the Polish player Jakub Kiwior to Porto and the future of Oleksandr Zinchenko could accelerate the Ecuadorian's arrival in London. Meanwhile, Hincapié himself may have already decided to seek new horizons, although everything depends on a club paying the amount stipulated in his contract.

Despite the interest from several teams, Leverkusen remains firm: they will not entertain offers below the clause. This forces the defender to wait for the full sum to be executed if he wants to complete his move in this transfer window.

Last weekend, the player was at the center of an image that went viral worldwide. After Leverkusen's surprising 2-1 home defeat to Hoffenheim at the start of the Bundesliga, Hincapié left the field in tears, which many interpreted as a farewell.

His history with Talleres does not go unnoticed in Argentine football. He arrived in Córdoba from Independiente del Valle in 2020 for one million dollars for 50% of the transfer. Just a year later, after playing 22 matches, he was transferred to German football for a figure close to nine million dollars, in one of the most significant sales for the club.

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