Tottenham dealt major blow as key target opts to join close rivals

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Arsenal are closing in on the loan signing of Dani Ceballos from Real Madrid, report AS.

The Gunners are set to land the Spanish midfielder, who was also being tracked by Tottenham and Milan, on a season-long loan deal.

Ceballos chose Arsenal ahead of Spurs and the Rossoneri because he is keen to work with Unai Emery.

Madrid were not interested in selling Ceballos permanently unless they could insert a buy-back option into the deal, so Arsenal have only been able to borrow the former Real Betis man.

Ceballos played a starring role in Spain's triumph at the European Under-21 Championship last month.

His imminent arrival is a major boost for Arsenal, who have endured an otherwise frustrating summer in the transfer market.

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Greg Lea
Greg Lea

Greg Lea is a freelance football journalist who's filled in wherever FourFourTwo needs him since 2014. He became a Crystal Palace fan after watching a 1-0 loss to Port Vale in 1998, and once got on the scoresheet in a primary school game against Wilfried Zaha's Whitehorse Manor (an own goal in an 8-0 defeat).