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Jurrien Timber to Arsenal transfer talks to accelerate this weekend amid £36m fee

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Arsenal and Ajax said to be looking to accelerate talks for Jurrien Timber transfer this weekend amid initial £36million fee

Ajax starlet Jurrien Timber seems to be nearing a move to Arsenal during the summer transfer window.

Now, the Evening Standard have claimed that both the north Londoners and Ajax are keen to wrap up a deal worth an initial £36million and talks are expected to accelerate this weekend. Timber is said to have pushed to join Arsenal despite interest from Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich, impressed by Arteta's project.

Speaking last year on Rondo on Ziggo Sport, via Talksport, Van Basten said: "Ajax is playing great football thanks to Jurrien Timber and the National Team is playing great football thanks to him too

"It's thanks to him that we are able to play so easy out from the back. Jurrien Timber is our biggest strength in defence.

"He always takes the initiative just like Nathan Ake while actually the best defender [Virgil Van Dijk] takes the least initiative of the three which is weird, that such a great centre-back does so little in the build-up. Timber is never panicking.

"If you are as good as Timber, you can always remain calm. Technically he is good enough and tactically he is also good enough. And that's why he is playing and Matthijs de Ligt is not."

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