Arsenal have beaten Chelsea in the race to sign Germany midfielder Sami Khedira, according to reports in Spain.

The 27-year-old, who missed the World Cup final after injuring his calf during the pre-match warm-up, will sign a four-year deal worth around £150,000-per-week very soon, according to Sport.

The newspaper says there is now 'no going back' on the €29m (£23.1m) deal, which has been agreed but not yet made official.

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Khedira is reported to have signed a four-year deal at Arsenal, becoming Arsene Wenger's second signing of the summer after the £35m capture of Alexis Sanchez.

With his contract set to expire next summer, Real Madrid could face losing him for nothing. Khedira is believed to be unhappy in Madrid and has declined a new offer.

Shape Created with Sketch. Germany 1 Argentina 0 player ratings Show all 23 left Created with Sketch. right Created with Sketch. Shape Created with Sketch. Germany 1 Argentina 0 player ratings 1/23 Manuel Neuer Performed with authority on ground and in the air - but was fortunate not to be punished when racing out to punch clear off the head of Higuain. 6/10 GETTY IMAGES 2/23 Philipp Lahm Again started at right-back and still remained one of the main threats going forward for Germany. Solid in defence in commanding showing. 7 GETTY IMAGES 3/23 Jérôme Boateng Cleared danger from underneath his own crossbar as Messi drove forward and made another vital interception as substitute Aguero closed in. 7 GETTY IMAGES 4/23 Mats Hummels Troubled by pace and trickery of Messi in opening minutes but recovered composure to keep forwards at bay. Used strength to hold off Higuain. 6 GETTY IMAGES 5/23 Benedikt Höwedes Carded before half-time for a late lunge on Zabaleta and powered header against Romero’s post at end of first-half when should have scored. 6 GETTY IMAGES 6/23 Christoph Kramer Brought in after Khedira’s warm-up injury and was then hurt himself when caught by Garay. Attempted to stay on but taken off after half an hour. 6 GETTY IMAGES 7/23 Bastian Schweinsteiger First player to go in the book after light challenge on Lavezzi. Got back to make crucial blocks on Messi and Perez and also influenced Germany’s attacks. 8 GETTY IMAGES 8/23 Thomas Müller Enjoyed running battle with most of the Argentine backline. Found space on right side to link up with Lahm and delivered dangerous balls into box. 6 GETTY IMAGES 9/23 Toni Kroos Was impetus behind semi-final victory but fortunate not to cost side when heading straight to Higuain. Weak shot at Romero and sent another effort wide. 6 GETTY IMAGES 10/23 Mesut Özil Arsenal man struggled to get on the ball in right places at start but his bearing on the match grew. Moved inside after introduction of Schürrle. 7 GETTY IMAGES 11/23 Miroslav Klose Record finals scorer pulled out of early challenge as Romero charged out. Veteran looked a little off the pace, failing to trouble with header or shot. 5 GETTY IMAGES 12/23 Mario Gotze Bayern Munich midfielder replaced record-breaker Miroslav Klose in the closing minutes of normal time and displayed marvellous composure to chest down André Schürrle’s pass before volleying past Sergio Romero. 7 GETTY IMAGES 13/23 Sergio Romero Last season’s Monaco reserve keeper excelled again. Semi-final hero was not troubled by Kroos effort and displayed solid handling when called upon. 7/10 Getty Images 14/23 Pablo Zabaleta Got forward well, making valuable headed clearances and combining to good effect with Biglia. Made important block on Klose and caught by Höwedes. 7 Getty Images 15/23 Martin Demichelis Stood up well to sporadic German attacks but was let down by his own indecision as he was caught in possession badly by Klose. 7 Getty Images 16/23 Ezequiel Garay Robust challenge on Kramer eventually forced young opponent off. Never hid from a challenge and gave Argentines a presence at set-pieces as well. 6 Getty Images 17/23 Marcos Rojo Wing-back has enjoyed stellar tournament and went in strong on Müller. Kept occupied by pace and passing of Lahm though. 6 Getty Images 18/23 Javier Mascherano Content to drop back when required and also helped engineer attacks. Surrendered ball to Klose before hacking him down to earn booking. 7 Getty Images 19/23 Lucas Biglia Early shot was blocked by Höwedes and displayed good positional sense. Fine ball through to Messi came to nothing. Blocked off Lahm. 6 Getty Images 20/23 Enzo Perez Unable to reach Messi cutback and struggled to make his mark, Swapped flanks in effort to have more impact but taken off near end of normal time. 6 Getty Images 21/23 Gonzalo Higuain Shot across goal and sent effort wide when presented with Kroos header. Slotted home when offside and caught as Neuer charged out of the box. 7 Getty Images 22/23 Lionel Messi Surged forward to create opportunities but was well policed. Drove past post early in second half and shot wide but again faded in influence. 7 Getty Images 23/23 Ezequiel Lavezzi Put himself in place to be pushed over by Schweinsteiger and win free-kick. Pace gave Germany food for thought before early departure. 6 Getty Images 1/23 Manuel Neuer Performed with authority on ground and in the air - but was fortunate not to be punished when racing out to punch clear off the head of Higuain. 6/10 GETTY IMAGES 2/23 Philipp Lahm Again started at right-back and still remained one of the main threats going forward for Germany. Solid in defence in commanding showing. 7 GETTY IMAGES 3/23 Jérôme Boateng Cleared danger from underneath his own crossbar as Messi drove forward and made another vital interception as substitute Aguero closed in. 7 GETTY IMAGES 4/23 Mats Hummels Troubled by pace and trickery of Messi in opening minutes but recovered composure to keep forwards at bay. Used strength to hold off Higuain. 6 GETTY IMAGES 5/23 Benedikt Höwedes Carded before half-time for a late lunge on Zabaleta and powered header against Romero’s post at end of first-half when should have scored. 6 GETTY IMAGES 6/23 Christoph Kramer Brought in after Khedira’s warm-up injury and was then hurt himself when caught by Garay. Attempted to stay on but taken off after half an hour. 6 GETTY IMAGES 7/23 Bastian Schweinsteiger First player to go in the book after light challenge on Lavezzi. Got back to make crucial blocks on Messi and Perez and also influenced Germany’s attacks. 8 GETTY IMAGES 8/23 Thomas Müller Enjoyed running battle with most of the Argentine backline. Found space on right side to link up with Lahm and delivered dangerous balls into box. 6 GETTY IMAGES 9/23 Toni Kroos Was impetus behind semi-final victory but fortunate not to cost side when heading straight to Higuain. Weak shot at Romero and sent another effort wide. 6 GETTY IMAGES 10/23 Mesut Özil Arsenal man struggled to get on the ball in right places at start but his bearing on the match grew. Moved inside after introduction of Schürrle. 7 GETTY IMAGES 11/23 Miroslav Klose Record finals scorer pulled out of early challenge as Romero charged out. Veteran looked a little off the pace, failing to trouble with header or shot. 5 GETTY IMAGES 12/23 Mario Gotze Bayern Munich midfielder replaced record-breaker Miroslav Klose in the closing minutes of normal time and displayed marvellous composure to chest down André Schürrle’s pass before volleying past Sergio Romero. 7 GETTY IMAGES 13/23 Sergio Romero Last season’s Monaco reserve keeper excelled again. Semi-final hero was not troubled by Kroos effort and displayed solid handling when called upon. 7/10 Getty Images 14/23 Pablo Zabaleta Got forward well, making valuable headed clearances and combining to good effect with Biglia. Made important block on Klose and caught by Höwedes. 7 Getty Images 15/23 Martin Demichelis Stood up well to sporadic German attacks but was let down by his own indecision as he was caught in possession badly by Klose. 7 Getty Images 16/23 Ezequiel Garay Robust challenge on Kramer eventually forced young opponent off. Never hid from a challenge and gave Argentines a presence at set-pieces as well. 6 Getty Images 17/23 Marcos Rojo Wing-back has enjoyed stellar tournament and went in strong on Müller. Kept occupied by pace and passing of Lahm though. 6 Getty Images 18/23 Javier Mascherano Content to drop back when required and also helped engineer attacks. Surrendered ball to Klose before hacking him down to earn booking. 7 Getty Images 19/23 Lucas Biglia Early shot was blocked by Höwedes and displayed good positional sense. Fine ball through to Messi came to nothing. Blocked off Lahm. 6 Getty Images 20/23 Enzo Perez Unable to reach Messi cutback and struggled to make his mark, Swapped flanks in effort to have more impact but taken off near end of normal time. 6 Getty Images 21/23 Gonzalo Higuain Shot across goal and sent effort wide when presented with Kroos header. Slotted home when offside and caught as Neuer charged out of the box. 7 Getty Images 22/23 Lionel Messi Surged forward to create opportunities but was well policed. Drove past post early in second half and shot wide but again faded in influence. 7 Getty Images 23/23 Ezequiel Lavezzi Put himself in place to be pushed over by Schweinsteiger and win free-kick. Pace gave Germany food for thought before early departure. 6 Getty Images

He is reported to have never fully settled in the Spanish capital, where he has been asked to be become more of a holding midfielder - at his best for Germany and Stuttgart he has been a true box-to-box presence.

Carlo Ancelotti is thought to be a fan of the midfielder, but the Italian manager was unable to really use him last season with Khedira injured for large parts of the season.

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With Toni Kroos having announced his imminent arrival at the Bernabeu, Khedira may find first team opportunities limited.

Chelsea were interested in the midfielder - Jose Mourinho was the man who brought him to Madrid - but Arsenal appear to have won the battle for the midfielder.

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