Arsenal reportedly activate Fellaini’s £22m release clause

According to an exclusive report on Goal.com, Arsenal have activated Marouane Fellain's release clause, which is about £22m and will conclude a deal to bring him to the Emirates in the next few weeks....

The report said that, "The Gunners have activated the release clause in the Everton midfielder's contract and are confident of wrapping up a deal for the 25-year-old in the coming weeks.

Goal understands that Arsenal made the club-record bid on Wednesday, the same day that Roberto Martinez was appointed the new Everton manager.
It is believed that Fellaini's buy-out clause is £22m for a top-four club, and £24m for a club that finishes outside the Champions League places.
The Belgian has been consistently linked with Chelsea in the last 12 months and speculation of a switch to Manchester United has intensified since Dave Moyes' appointment last month.
But Arsenal have made the first formal move for the Belgian in what is the first flexing of the London club's new-found muscle in the transfer market."