Reports: Arsenal agree £15m deal with Real Sociedad for Carlos Vela

Carlos Vela: Close to a move back to the Emirates?

Spanish club Real Sociedad have reportedly agreed to pay £15 million (19m Euros) to ensure that Arsenal will not be able to exercise their buy back clause and re-sign Carlos Vela this summer, report Sports Witness.

The 25-year-old enjoyed a successful campaign at the Anoeta Stadium last season, forming a formidable partnership with Antoine Griezmann in La Liga, which has reportedly tempted Gunners chief Arsene Wenger to bring him back to the Emirates.

Arsenal sold the Mexican forward in 2012 after he failed to secure a regular place in their first team, but inserted a buy back clause worth £3.5 million into his contract with Sociedad.

As Vela is finally beginning to fulfil his potential and Wenger has a lack of options up front within his current squad a return to north London seemed highly likely.

However, Sociedad are desperate retain Vela’s services and are prepared to offer £11 million to effectively cancel the Premier League outfit’s buy back clause.

The north Londoners stand to pocket up to £10 million from the deal and will make a substantial profit on a player that they plucked from obscurity for a minimal fee in 2005.

Given that their pursuit of Vela was more of a convenience than a necessity, the extra funds will allow Wenger to make a move for his primary transfer as he looks to strengthen his squad.