Arsenal sign Piero Hincapie on five-year deal after season on loan from Leverkusen

[p]Media reports said [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a] ‌paid £34.5 million ($45.5 million) plus ⁠add-ons ‌to sign the 24-year-old ​Ecuador international on a five-year deal.[/p][p][b]Hincapie, who is currently at the World Cup, ⁠made ​25 league appearances last season as Arsenal lifted the English top-flight title ‌for the first time in 22 years.[/b][/p][embed guid="c3b9b908-bf91-4036-a341-74e5c35b2041" url="https://x.com/Arsenal/status/2070130082677662002" social-type="twitter" /][p]He had also prominently featured in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bayer-leverkusen/4jcj2zMd/"]Leverkusen[/a]'s Bundesliga campaign in 2023-24, when they won the German league unbeaten.[/p][p]Hincapie, who started in ​Ecuador's first two ‌Group E matches, is expected to play [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/ecuador-8tbm8Tri/germany-ptQide1O/?mid=zmvgtcCa"]against Germany later on Thursday[/a].[/p]