Daily Mirror

Gibbs is in the Bag for Pulis at Hawthorns

- BY JOHN CROSS

KIERAN GIBBS will complete a £7million move to West Brom in the next 24 hours.

Gunners full-back Gibbs, 27, travelled to the Hawthorns last night to undergo a medical after Tony Pulis’s Baggies had a bid accepted – and beat Watford to the transfer.

Arsenal also enquired about Albion defender Jonny Evans, whom they tried to sign last summer.

But Manchester City are expected to beat Arsenal to Evans with the ex-Manchester United defender keen on a return to the city.

Big-spending City will have to bid over £30m to get their man after having had two offers turned down.

Arsenal are interested in Evans because they are still trying to offload Shkodran Mustafi – a £34m signing last summer – with Inter Milan keen on a loan deal.

But they would want a permanent switch or at least with an option and close to their money back.

However, Mustafi is now ready to quit as he knows Arsenal want to sell and that message is clear.

Arsenal have knocked back a fresh offer from Deportivo La Coruna for striker Lucas Perez but that deal is expected to go through with the Spaniard ready to return to the club he left for £17m last summer.

The Gunners also want to offload Mathieu Debuchy and have offered him a free transfer with Premier League new boys Brighton watching developmen­ts, although the player may want to return to France.

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