Arsenal set for further departures as they clear space for incomings

Arsenal players Pablo Mari and Alex Runarsson are set to leave the club in the coming days.

According to Fabrizio Romano, Arsenal defender Pablo Mari has agreed a deal to join Serie A club Monza.

The deal is, according to Romano, "done".

The move is initially a loan but includes a obligation to buy, if Monza are not relegated from Serie A.

Mari has travelled to Italy to undergo a medical and was pictured arriving.

Romano reports the obligation to buy would be worth around €5m.

Alex Runarsson has also been linked with a move away from Arsenal this summer.

According to Sam Dean of the Daily Telegraph, the goalkeeper is set for a move to Turkey.

Links with Alanyaspor have been strong, with the Iceland international to move to the Super Lig side.

Dean reports the move will be a loan, however, Mark Mann-Bryans of PASport reports the move will be permanent.

Both players' departures would be welcomed by the Arsenal fans.

Runarsson was an odd signing, the goalkeeper arriving from Dijon for around £2m.

It was thought the 27-year-old would perform as a back-up for Bernd Leno, however it became quickly apparent that the goalkeeper was not to the standard.

Runarsson's clanger in the EFL cup against Manchester City quickly prompted Arsenal to move, and they signed Mat Ryan on loan from Brighton.

Runarsson has not started a game for Arsenal since, and is now expected to leave.

Mari's Arsenal career has been less underwhelming.

Arriving from Flamengo initially on loan but later permanently, the defender has made 22 appearances for Arsenal and enjoyed some good spells in the team.

However, the Spaniard could never quite find the consistency and was ousted when Gabriel Magalhaes arrived in the summer of 2020.

Both moves are expected to be confirmed in the coming days, with Arsenal's departures finally kicking into life.