Timber agrees personal terms with Arsenal

Arsenal have reached a agreement on personal terms with Jurrien Timber as they close in on signing the Ajax defender.

Timber has agreed to sign a five-year contract at Arsenal, De Telegraaf reports, with the deal doubling his current salary to around €8 million (£6.9m/$8.7m) per season. The Gunners and Ajax are expected to come to an agreement over a fee of around €45m (£39m/$49m), excluding bonuses, considerably higher than Arsenal's initial offer which was submitted last week.

 Timber had previously been linked with a move to Manchester United to reunite with ex-Ajax coach Erik ten Hag. Bayern Munich also emerged as candidates to sign the 22-year-old, but he looks set to end up in north London instead.

Timber started in the Feyenoord youth system before transferring to Ajax's academy in 2014. He progressed through the ranks to become a key figure in the senior team, making 121 appearances in all competitions for Ajax.

The Gunners must hash out the details of their agreement with Ajax before they can unveil Timber as their latest signing.