Arsenal are on the verge of signing Shkodran Mustafi from Valencia; however, the Mirror report that the Gunners went all in for the La Liga defender only after missing out on their top target: Omer Toprak. The north London outfit are currently without Per Mertesacker and Gabriel Paulista due to injuries, leaving Wenger’s side in dire need of a new center-back. Mustafi has long been linked with a move to the Emirates, but the Mirror claim that the German international wasn’t number one on Wenger’s list ahead of the player's speculated medical. Toprak, who currently plies his trade with Bayer Leverkusen, was plan A, but a failure to agree on a fee saw a move for the Bundesliga...
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