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Sead Kolasinac has agreed to join Bundesliga side Schalke on loan for the rest of the season, Arsenal announced on Thursday.
The Bosnia defender, 27, will head back to the club where he joined the youth set-up and went on to become a first-team regular before moving to the Premier League in June 2017.
Kolasinac’s loan move is set to begin on January 4. The full-back has made 113 appearances for Arsenal.
Arsenal technical director Edu told the club website: “Sead needs to be playing regularly, so we have decided together that a move back to Germany with Schalke will benefit him at this moment.
“We will be keeping in close contact with Sead, and wish him huge success for the remainder of the season with Schalke.”Schalke are currently bottom of the Bundesliga with just four points and without a win all season.
The transfer news is swirling with January window open from Jan. 2, as Harry Kane to Manchester City and Sven Botman to Liverpool are a few of the more intriguing reports.
Let’s start with that first, very juicy report on Harry Kane to Manchester City.
A report from Bild in Germany claims that Manchester City will offer $120 million for Kane this summer.
With Sergio Aguero out of contract in July and Gabriel Jesus struggling for form and fitness as his long-term replacement, it was always likely that Man City would search for a big-name replacement for Aguero.
Their goalscoring problems this season have made this situation regarding Aguero’s replacement even more apparent, but many believe that Erling Haaland would head to Man City this summer as he will be available for $90 million due to a clause in his Borussia Dortmund contract kicking in from July. —AP
