Arsenal have completed the £5million signing of Egypt midfielder Mohamed Elneny from Swiss side Basle, confirmed Arsene Wenger following Wednesday’s 3-3 draw with Liverpool. The Egyptian completed his medical last week and was awaiting international clearance before joining up with his new team-mates at the Gunners’ London Colney HQ.
Wenger has now confirmed that the midfielder has completed his move to the Emirates and could be contention for their clash with Stoke on Sunday.
‘Elneny will of course join us. He has joined us,’ the Frenchman revealed following the Premier League draw at Anfield. ‘We will see if he can qualify for Sunday.’
Elneny is expected to be their only January signing, though right back Mathieu Debuchy could leave after asking Wenger for a move. The 23-year-old made nearly 100 appearances for Basle while winning three consecutive Swiss Super League titles.