Arsenal has completed signing a contract with the young Spanish midfielder Cristhian Mosquera from Valencia under a long -term contract. The 20 -year -old is the 5th rookie docked at the Emirates in this summer.
According to Arsenal homepage, Mosquera signed a contract with a term of 5 years after passing the medical examination in London. Although the fee is not officially announced, British media such as Sky Sports and BBC revealed the transfer price of about 13 million pounds (15 million euros), with sub -terms that can increase the total value higher. He will immediately join the team at the tour before the season in Singapore.
Mosquera was born in Alicante (Spain) in a Colombian family. He entered Valencia Academy at the age of 12 and made his first match at the age of 17. Last season, Mosquera was one of the youngest central defenders playing in the top 5 tournaments in Europe. In the Valencia shirt, he played 90 matches in all competitions and scored 1 goal.
Mosquera is also the Spanish U21 player, who attended the European U21 tournament last summer. With the ideal body (1m89 high), the ability to choose a good position and calm play, he is considered as one of the most promising young defenders in Spain today. Mosquera is right -legged but can play left when needed, this will create a direct competition with the center -backs of Arsenal like William Saliba or Gabriel Magala.
In the new team, Mosquera will wear the number 3. This is the number of shirts that were once associated with many famous defenders of Arsenal such as Ashley Cole, Kieran Tierney, Kieran Gibbs, Bacary Sagna, Lee Dixon or Nigel Winterburn.
Mosquera is also Arsenal's fifth rookie in the summer transfer period 2025 after Martin Zubimendi, Noni Madueke, Christian Norgaard and Kepa Arrizabalaga
Sharing after signing the contract, Mosquera said: “I cannot miss this opportunity. Arsenal is a big club, with great history and an ideal place for me to develop my career. I come here to learn, dedicate and conquer titles.”
With the presence of Mosquera, the Arsenal defense has been added significant depth in the context of the team aims to compete for the Premier League championship and go far in the Champions League in the 2025/26 season.
Investing in a young center -back but has a top -notch experience showing the long -term ambition of coach Mikel Arteta in building a sustainable and depth collective.