Mosquera’s move to Arsenal was officially confirmed on Thursday as the central defender joins from Valencia in a deal worth £13million (€15million), thus becoming the club’s fifth signing of the summer transfer window. The talented defender has signed a five-year deal in north London, with an option to extend by a further 12 months.

From the start of this summer’s transfer window, one of Arsenal’s main objectives was to recruit a centre-back who could provide quality cover for William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhães. Such was the perceived need for another high-class central defender,

Cristhian Mosquera is en route from London to Singapore to join up with Arsenal’s pre-season tour, having spent the last few days finalising a move from Valencia. The Athletic reported on July 14 that Arsenal were working to complete a deal for the centre-back,

Arsenal may have inadvertently announced their fifth summer signing after an image of Cristhian Mosquera was accidentally posted online.

Arsenal have signed Cristhian Mosquera from Valencia for an initial fee of £13m, with a further £3.5m in additional bonuses.The Spain under-21 international joins the Premier League side on a