Arsenal are set to sell another centre-half as youngster Ignasi Miquel prepares to join Norwich in the Championship.

Miquel joins Thomas Vermaelen and Johan Djourou in centre-halves who have left Arsenal this summer, with Calum Chambers the only reinforcement in that position to have been brought in.

Ignasi made 14 Arsenal appearances in his 3 years since breaking through from the Youth set-up in late 2010, but only managed to make 5 Premier League appearances throughout. While Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielney have asserted themselves in the defensive position, Ignasi was forced to look on as the 21-year-old’s experiences were cut desperately short.

The Spaniard spent last season on loan at Leicester where he helped the Foxes gain promotion to the Premier League with 12 appearances and a goal in the League Cup against Fulham.

He now looks certain to make a move to Carrow Road in a deal thought to be around £1.5million by the Daily Mail.

Although a bit-part player, Ignasi provided helpful cover at centre-back and makes the need to sign a new defender even more pressing for Arsene Wenger.

Enquiries have been made over Aston Villa’s World Cup star Ron Vlaar along with West Ham’s Winston Reid and Manchester City’s Matija Nastasic.

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