Marseille's France midfielder Samir Nasri says he has agreed a four-year contract with Arsenal.
The 20-year-old announced the move on his personal website, but Arsenal have yet to confirm a reported Ј15.8m deal.
Nasri's agent Jean-Pierre Bernes also said the player's announcement was "premature" and that discussions were ongoing between the two clubs.
Nasri made just two outings as a substitute at Euro 2008 as France were eliminated at the group stages.
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Nasri, who has been dubbed the new Zinedine Zidane and will be 21 on 26 June, joined Marseille as a nine-year-old and made his league debut during the 2004-2005 season.
He can play on either wing or through the centre and won the French first division's young player of the year award, and was voted Marseille's player of the year by fans, at the end of the 2006/2007 campaign.
Last season he scored six goals in 30 games for the French outfit, his final strike in a 4-3 win over Strasbourg helping secure Marseille's berth in next season's Champions League.
Nasri had appeared at various youth international levels for France before winning the first of seven senior caps in 2007.
Speaking about the player earlier this month, Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger said: "At 21 years old his whole future is ahead of him and he has (quite) a margin for progressing further.
"He has, in any case, the qualities needed to assert himself at the highest level."
Nasri could be a replacement for Alexander Hleb, whose future remains uncertain after he held talks over a possible move to Barcelona.
Wenger has already lost midfielder Mathieu Flamini, who joined AC Milan on a free transfer, while striker Emmanuel Adebayor remains a target for the Italian giants.
(BBC)
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