Bryan Mbeumo snubbed a move to Tottenham in favour of joining Manchester United, Eberechi Eze opted to head to the other half of north London, and most recently, Piero Hincapie looks to have decided he would rather join Arsenal over Spurs as well.

Tottenham appear to have given Arsenal a free run at signing Bayer Leverkusen defender Piero Hincapie, according to reports. Hincapie has been an ever-present figure for Leverkusen in recent years, but has expressed his desire to leave the club before the transfer deadline.

Arsenal appear ready to challenge Tottenham Hotspur for the signing of Bayer Leverkusen’s Piero Hincapié.Earlier on Monday, reports emerged that Tottenham had made an offer to sign the Ecuadorian