Arsenal, Cristhian Mosquera
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Arsenal have secured the signing of Cristhian Mosquera and have added what they feel is a young defender with quality to add options to their backline. He has played senior football for two seasons and in 2024-25,
When Mikel Arteta spots an opportunity to get in the good books of a talented young player, he will seldom let it pass by. Even during the contract signing ceremony of Arsenal 's newest signing, Cristhian Mosquera, the Gunners boss produced a comical moment which could also help him secure a promising prospect.
CRISTHIAN MOSQUERA’S dad was filmed crying with happiness after watching his son’s Arsenal welcome video. The Spanish defender completed a £13million deal from Valencia on Thursday,
Valencia have been left unimpressed by Mikel Arteta’s joke about signing Cristhian Mosquera’s younger brother Julian. That’s according to Estadio Deportivo, who cover the ‘threat’ from Arsenal today and how it won’t have gone down well back in Valencia.
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,
Jakub Kiwior may get the nod in the heart of defence, potentially alongside new signing Mosquera. In midfield, Martin Zubimendi impressed off the bench against AC Milan and so could start with his former Real Sociedad team-mates Martin Odegaard and Mikel Merino.
Cristhian Mosquera had a busy first day as an Arsenal player, and you can see what he got up to in our behind-the-scenes special. The talented centre-back joins us from Valencia where he came through the academy to make 90 appearances, and that prompted us to complete a deal to bring him to north London.
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,
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