Tuesday, 22nd July, 2014
Paris Saint-Germain are very close to snapping up in-demand Toulouse right-back Serge Aurier.
According to French broadcaster Eurosport, PSG have agreed to pay €10m plus a number of bonus payments to capture Aurier and could even complete the deal tomorrow.
Such a development would mark the end of a lengthy transfer saga surrounding the right-back, who had been tipped to move to Arsenal to replace Bacary Sagna.
The Gunners then bought Mathieu Debuchy instead, but Aurier's agent continued working on a potential move to England for his client, flying to the country as recently as 10th July for talks, amid strong links with Liverpool.
Aurier though looks set to remain in Ligue 1 by joining French champions PSG.
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The defender represented the Ivory Coast at the summer's World Cup and was clocked as the quickest player at the tournament in the group stage.
Aurier is a product of Lens' youth system, graduating to the club's senior ranks in 2009. In 2012 he was snapped up by Toulouse.
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