Incoming: Arsenal are set to sign Emiliano Viviano (Picture: Getty)

Arsenal have agreed a deal with Italian second division side Palermo to sign goalkeeper Emiliano Viviano.

The 27-year-old is a long-term target for manager Arsene Wenger, having almost joined the Gunners 12 months ago, only for the deal to collapse at the last minute.

However, after Wenger failed to land the Valencia shot-stopper Vicente Guaita last week, attention has turned to Viviano, with the player asking to leave Palermo at the end of last season.

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In the market: Wenger hopes the deal will be done shortly (Picture: Getty)

Viviano, who has six caps for Italy, spent last term on-loan at Serie A outfit Fiorentina – where he made 32 appearances and largely impressed.



He is due in London for a medical before Monday’s transfer deadline, with Arsenal set to sign him on a season-long loan with a view to a permanent deal.

Viviano will add competition to the likes of Wojciech Szczesny and Lukasz Fabianski, both of whom have struggled to cement the number one jersey in recent weeks.

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