Arsenal Target Mohamed Elneny Has Passed A Medical

Arsenal will complete the £5million signing of Basle midfielder Mohamed Elneny next week.

The Egyptian has completed a medical and is now awaiting international clearance ahead of joining up with his new team-mates at the club's London Colney HQ.  Elneny, 23, is expected to be the Gunners' only January signing, though right back Mathieu Debuchy could leave the club after asking Wenger for a move. Midfielder Elneny has made nearly 100 appearances for Basle while winning three consecutive Swiss Super League titles. His performances in Europe have been particularly impressive in that time, starring in victories against Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham.

The 23-year-old would be eligible to feature in Arsenal's Champions League campaign this season and could be a valuable addition, possessing the qualities to play alongside Aaron Ramsey as a sitting midfielder, as well as next to Mathieu Flamini, or Francis Coquelin, as an engine ready to help out in both boxes. The cheap fee considering his potential makes him all the more attractive to Wenger, who is set to let Tomas Rosicky, Mikel Arteta and Flamini leave on free transfers in the summer. Arsenal fans have been longing for a physical presence in midfield for some time and while this may not be a record-breaker, Elneny, who has been capped 40 times by his country and played at the 2012 London Olympics, fits the Wenger mould.