The German Football Association have confirmed Shkodran Mustafi has joined Arsenal in a £35m deal from Valencia before the move has been officially announced, according to the Evening Standard.
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After protracted negotiations, Arsenal finally agreed on a fee with Valencia for the centre-back, believed to be somewhere between £30-35 million.
“I talked to Mesut – he told me everything I wanted to know”, he said.
” Watford went for it absolutely because we couldn’t score the fourth goal and because we dropped physically and I think that we win games here but they are physically very strong, very determined”.
“I hope he has no [injury] setback because he is an intelligent player, he is focused and has a great desire to prove his critics wrong and he’s on a good way”. It’s not typical English. “The game here is more like in Spain and the German national team by keeping the ball on the grass so it was easy to convince me”.
“He is a guy who plays naturally behind the ball, he is a bit similar to Petit in the way he plays football”, he told the Daily Mail.
Our club is used to having young players in and around the squad, and his leadership qualities should not be overlooked as we aim to challenge for the Premier League title. “I did not take Theo completely out of it, because he was number two”. “In my career I’ve always looked out for taking steps forward”.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed that Nacho Monreal’s injury is not serious after the defender was withdrawn in the Gunners’ 3-1 victory over Watford at Vicarage Road before the global break.
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With his deal at Valencia on the verge of completion, the 24-year-old stated that it was due to Ozil’s advice and inspiration that he chose to move to North London. “They’ve both had medicals but we need to complete the paperwork”.
