LONDON, Aug 23: Arsenal have agreed to sell French midfielder Samir Nasri to their Premier League rivals Manchester City, the London club said on Tuesday.

Nasri has been omitted from the Arsenal squad travelling to Italy for Wednesday’s Champions league playoff second leg against Udinese.

“Arsenal can confirm that they have agreed terms for Samir Nasri to move to Manchester City,” Arsenal said in a statement on their website, adding that Nasri was on his way to Manchester for a medical on Tuesday afternoon.

Nasri is set to become the second key Arsenal player to leave the club this month after Barcelona signed captain Cesc Fabregas for a reported fee of around 40 million euros ($56.9 million).

City had already laid out around 50 million pounds in this month’s transfer window on Argentina forward Sergio Aguero, French left-back Gael Clichy and Montenegro defender Stefan Savic.—Reuters