Monaco striker Park Chu-young looks set to join Arsenal for £10m after he failed to show up for the second part of a medical with the French champions Lille.
"He has left for England, clearly for Arsenal," angry Lille president Michel Seydoux was quoted as saying by www.lequipe.fr on Saturday after finding the player's hotel room empty.
Lille was convinced they had all but wrapped up a deal for the 26-year-old before Arsenal made their move. Arsène
Wenger is desperate to sign a striker, midfielder and defender before the transfer window closes on Wednesday, having lost Cesc Fábregas and Samir Nasri to Barcelona and Manchester City.
Park, who is the South Korea captain, was a key member of the Monaco side who were relegated from the French top flight last season.
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