6. Gonzalo Higuain (Real Madrid to Arsenal)
One of the summer’s longest running transfer sagas could be close to an end now, as betting has been suspended on Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain signing for Arsenal.
The prolific Argentine has been a fine player down the years since moving to the Bernabeu, but has fallen down the pecking order somewhat this season, leading to him being placed on the transfer list for around £22million. Real are keen to bring in new players this summer and clear out members of their current squad in the process, meaning they have listened to offers from both Arsenal and Juventus for Higuain.
Juventus looked the favourites to sign the 25-year-old for a while, but they appear to have now switched their attention towards Manchester City’s Carlos Tevez, who may be cheaper, which has left Arsenal as the sole candidates to land this talented striker.
Higuain has already met with Arsene Wenger in Paris, and he and his agent were impressed with the Gunners boss, leaving only a few formalities now for this move to go through. One potential stumbling block is that Real would like to hire a new manager to approve the transfer, but it is unlikely that whoever comes in will have any major objections to the move so late on.