The Gunners have reportedly been in keeping tabs on the Werder Bremen ace by attaining regular scouting reports from the Bundesliga club since January, where the club’s interest is said to have originated.
And if Bischoff is to be believed, he will join the Premier League giants within the next few days, after he told DNA that he expects to sign on at the Emirates Stadium in the near future.
“There remain still some details to be finalised,” Bischoff stated.
“And then we have to wait especially the return of Arsene Wenger who is in Vienna for the Euro 2008 finals. But I hope to sign in the next few days”.
21-year-old midfielder Bischoff is eligible to play international football for both France and Portugal. Initially he represented the country of his birth in France’s Under-18 side, before he decided to revert to the nation of mother’s birth, playing at Under-21 level for Portugal.
Bischoff, who is relatively unknown on the world stage, stated that in choosing Portugal he gave himself the best possible chance of playing regular full international football at some point in the future.
Bischoff joined German outfit Bremen in 2005, having only previously played for his youth team, Racing Strasbourg. But despite being on the verge of a move to Arsenal, the youngster has never made a full first-team appearance at the Weserstadion, although he has been a regular for the club’s second team since joining the Bundesliga runners-up.
However the player recently stated that after a string of injury troubles he is now ready to step into the limelight and continue his footballing education under Arsenal manager Wenger, who is renowned for picking up and developing some of Europe’s top young talent.
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