Cristhian Mosquera Transfer News: Arsenal Complete Deal to sign the defender of Valencia | Football news
Arsenal finished the signing of Cristhian Mosquera de Valence in an agreement worth at least 13 million pounds sterling.
Mosquera joined his new teammates in Singapore after accepting a five -year contract.
The defender said: “There was a lot of hard work behind all this.
“This is an opportunity that arose and I could not let myself go. I join a historic and massive club. When you arrive here with your family, you really feel the size of this place.”
The 21 -year -old agreement, which has undergone a medical in London, could increase with additional performance modules.
Mosquera had entered the last year of his contract in Valence and had refused the offers of a new agreement because he wanted to join Arsenal.
Valencia’s declaration confirmed that Mosquera wanted to join Arsenal.
“This decision results from the clear and unequivocal desire expressed by the player, who clearly indicated that he did not wish to renew his contract with Valencia CF and expressed his intention to join the Arsenal FC exclusively,” said the declaration of the Spanish club.
“An important signature for the future of Arsenal”
Arsenal’s boss Mikel Arteta said about the signing: “As a 21 -year -old defender, Cristhian has already performed well with a significant experience in Laliga. He is an intelligent player with a good rhythm, who can play in the center and on both sides.
“He is a young player with an exciting talent and enormous potential, who will integrate well in our team when we continue to prepare for next season.”
The director of Gunners Sporting, Andrea Berta, added: “We are very happy and delighted to have signed a young player extremely talented by Cristhian Mosquera. We have identified Cristhian as one of the strongest young defenders in European football, and he is an important signature for our future.”
Mosquera was born from Colombian parents in Spain and joined Valence at the age of 12, making 90 senior appearances and marking a goal.
He also made 11 appearances for Spain U21, starting all their matches in the U21 European Championship this summer before being eliminated by England in the quarter -finals.
Mosquera is a central defender naturally on the right, but has also played on the left and should ensure competition at William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes.
Young, physical, composed – mosquera has talent to perfect
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James Savund of Sky Sports News take a look at Cristhian Mosquera and breaks down how the Spanish semi-center compares to other arsenal options
Nick Wright of Sky Sports:
One of the best indicators of the quality of Cristhian Mosquera can be found in the number of minutes he played. Since he was drafted in the Valence team at the age of 19 in August 2023, he started 70 championship games out of 72 possible.
In the probably the most difficult position on the tactically field, and with all the pressure to play for one of the biggest clubs in Spain while they were sailing in a turbulent period, the young central defender was considered Undroppable by two different managers.
Its total of 6,394 minutes played in the last two seasons is the highest by anyone who aged 21 or less in the first five leagues in Europe. The volume of playing time highlights reliability and robustness. He also gave arsenal a lot of contenders.
Obviously, they loved what they saw, and they were not the only ones, Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig also said they followed it. He heads towards Arsenal with a reputation as one of the most promising young central defenders in Europe …
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