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The sporting director of Turkish Super Lig giants Besiktas, Ali Naibi, has confirmed on Friday that the club have sealed an agreement for the transfer of Egypt midfielder Mohamed Elneny on a season-long loan.

Since Emery’s appointment as the Gunners’ manager, Elneny managed to make just eight Premier League appearances, however, he played a major part in the club’s journey to the Europa League final as he featured in seven games, providing one assist.

The arrival of Dani Ceballos from Real Madrid and the emergence of youngster Joe Willock, forced head coach Unai Emery to publicly inform Elneny that he has to leave the club for the sake of his career.

Ligue 1 side Bordeaux and Turkish clubs Galatasaray, Fenerbahce and Besiktas have all been linked with a move for the Egyptian, but it looks like Besiktas are the ones who managed to secure his signing, with club’s sporting director declaring it’s a done deal pending medical passing.

The 27-year-old is set to arrive in Istanbul this evening at 22:00.

“We have an agreement with Arsenal for the transfer Mohamed Elneny. If the player passes the medical checks successfully, we will add him to our squad for the end of the season,” Naibi told TRT Spor.

“I think we’ve made a significant reinforcement to this [midfield] department by including Elneny. We are sure that he will have a very important contribution to us.”

