The Newcastle defender, who was part of the France squad that were knocked out of the World Cup by Germany on Friday, posted: 'Au revoir Brésil. Bonjour @arsenal' after the 1-0 quarter-final defeat.
And according to reports, Debuchy also told French reporters that he had agreed to the Premier League switch.
‘Yes, I will be joining Arsenal for next season,’ he is said to have told a reporter from TF1 television.
Arsenal are thought to have agreed a fee with Newcastle for the wantaway star, which could rise to £11million.
And Alan Pardew's side have already given Debuchy's squad number (26) to new signing Ayoze Perez.
Debuchy will be a replacement in North London for Manchester City's Bacary Sagna, who he is keeping out of the French team at the moment.
Rumours have stepped up a notch over the last few days, especially after the 29-year-old favourited a tweet that read: '@Arsenal @MatDebuchy hopefully soon to be unveiled.'
He also removed the mention of 'NUFC' that was previously on his Twitter bio.
Arsenal are believed to be pressing ahead with an £11million move for Debuchy following the
A deal is unlikely to be concluded when the former Lille defender arrives back in England.
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