Arsenal have agreed a deal to loan Matteo Guendouzi to Marseille with the clubs finally finding something that works for everybody.

Arsenal’s French midfielder Matteo Guendouzi waves to the crowd at the end of the English Premier League football match between Leicester City and Arsenal at King Power Stadium in Leicester, central England on November 9, 2019. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)

Matteo Guendouzi reportedly agreed a four-year deal with Marseille at the start of June but Arsenal and the Ligue 1 club have been locked in negotiations since, unable to find an agreement. Arsenal wanted to sell the midfielder for €20m, Marseille wanted a loan for next season.

They now seem to have met in the middle, agreeing on a loan for next season with an obligation to buy, as Charles Watts explained on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/charles_watts/status/1411309686465482768?s=19

As I noted when covering William Saliba’s loan deal to Marseille, a player they were chasing for a while, it felt as though that agreement would unstick the Guendouzi deal and it appears that is what has happened.

Marseille are also interested in a number of former Arsenal players. They have been linked with Stephy Mavididi, David Luiz and Francis Coquelin in this window.

Arsenal agree deal for Matteo Guendouzi after Saliba arrangement

Arsenal have agreed a deal to loan Matteo Guendouzi to Marseille with the clubs finally finding something that works for everybody.