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"Barcelona" may buy "Arsenal" defender

However, implementing this deal is expected to be very difficult. Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta is not interested in letting the Ecuadorian player go in January.

Barcelona could sign Arsenal defender

Catalan club Barcelona could potentially add London's Arsenal and Ecuador national team defender Piero Hincapié to their ranks.

However, carrying out this transfer is expected to be quite difficult. Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta does not want to let the Ecuadorian footballer leave in January and plans to keep him in the team. For this reason, the likelihood of Hincapié leaving the club is assessed as low.

For information, Piero Hincapié spent last season at the London club on loan from Germany's Bayer. Last summer, Arsenal fully bought out the player's transfer rights for 40 million euros.

This season, the 24-year-old defender has appeared in a total of 7 matches across all competitions, playing a total of 256 minutes. In the English Premier League, he has played for just 46 minutes. The Transfermarkt portal values Hincapié's market value at 50 million euros.

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