Ecuador Defender Piero Hincapié Makes Permanent Arsenal Move While At World Cup

Arsenal completed the permanent signing of Ecuador defender Piero Hincapie on Thursday ahead of his country's crucial group match against Germany at the World Cup. Hincapie met the conditions for a full-time contract with the English champion during last season's loan deal with the team from Bayer Leverkusen. He will be an Arsenal player officially from Wednesday. The 24-year-old Hincapie made 39 appearances in all competitions for Arsenal last season, mainly sharing left back duties with Riccardo Calafiori. Hincapie played the full match in each of Ecuador's first two group fixtures at the World Cup - a 1-0 loss to Ivory Coast and a 0-0 draw with Curacao. Reporting by the Associated Press.