Arsenal to sign Barca striker Sanabria in January

According to reports, Gunners scouts have been following highly-rated Antonio Sanabria for months, along with a host of other Premier League sides.

Updated on: Dec 15, 2013, 13:34:39 IST

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Arsenal is set to make Antonio Sanabria their first signing of the January transfer window after agreeing a 300,000-pound deal for the Barcelona striker, according to reports.

According to Metro.co.uk, Gunners scouts have been following highly-rated Sanabria for months, along with a host of other Premier League sides.

And after the 17-year-old stalled on signing a new contract at the Nou Camp, Arsenal moved in and are set to bring him to north London in the new year, the report said.

A five-year-deal has been agreed, and the player's agent Raul Verdu says the transfer could be sealed imminently, the report added.

A fast, strong forward who is at home in front of goal, Sanabria has already been called up for the senior Paraguay team and he has three caps to date, the report further said.

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