Werder Bremen set to sign Arsenal foward Gnabry

Werder Bremen are on the verge of completing a permanent deal for Arsenal starlet Serge Gnabry, according to the Bundesliga club’s director of sport Frank Baumann.

The 21-year-old German forward, who scored six goals for his country as they clinched a silver medal at the Olympic Games, is out of contract next summer and set to return to Germany.

Reports on Wednesday had claimed German champions Bayern Munich were set to land the Gunners youngster and immediately loan him to Bremen.

But Baumann dismissed those rumours and said he expects Gnabry to arrive in northern Germany on Wednesday before putting pen to paper.

“We’ve got an agreement with the player and we’re confident it will go through,” he said at a press conference on Tuesday.

“We have reached a fundamental agreement with Arsenal, but nothing is signed yet. Bayern have no influence on the potential transfer.

“It could all go through by lunchtime tomorrow. We’ve gathered information on him from Per Mertesacker , who was full of praise for him.”

Bremen are putting all their efforts into signing the Germany Under-21 international with Baumann adding: “If it doesn’t work out with Serge Gnabry, which I don’t expect to happen, then we are not going to be doing anything else.”

Gnabry joined the Gunners from Stuttgart’s youth academy in 2011 and has gone on to play 10

Premier League games for them, as well as making a solitary appearance during a loan spell at West Bromwich Albion last season.