By FRANCO PANIZO
Arsenal may soon have a bit of Spanish flavor in their attack.
The Premiership club is nearing a deal to acquire midfielder Santi Cazorla from Spanish club Malaga, and the Spain international is scheduled to undergo a medical in London later this week. The reported transfer fee Arsenal is going to pay Malaga for the 27-year-old midfielder is estimated to be $27 million.
Cazorla was a part of the Spain team that claimed a second successive European Championship title. Last season, he started 38 games for Malaga while scoring nine times and assisting on five other goals.
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