When you wake up in the morning and realize you’re playing for @Arsenal! #AFC #GunnerShkodran pic.twitter.com/I9FLEUoyJ7
— Shkodran Mustafi (@MustafiOfficial) August 31, 2016
So better late than never! Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has finally completed the two “much needed” signings of the summer as he has brought Deportivo La Coruna forward Lucas Perez and Valencia defender Shkodran Mustafi for a combined fee of more than £50m.
Perez and World Cup winner Mustafi join recent signings Granit Xhaka, Rob Holding, Takuma Asano and Kelechi Nwakali at the Gunners.
“He’s not only a goalscorer, he’s a guy who combines well with partners, who can give a final ball and makes good runs,” said Wenger of Perez.
“He’s got a good eye for goal and had an outstanding season last year.”
Speaking about Mustafi, Wenger added: “He is at the right age. He has good experience. He is a very focused player who can play with the ball as well. We have taken a great player but have prepared well for the future.”
Now, with these signings done, a baffling news has come out of the Emirates regarding the future of their star midfielder jack Wilshere. According to the reports from Sky Sports, the manager has agreed to the midfielder leave on loan and the player had a choice between Crystal Palace and Bournemouth, but now, the same source have stated that the Italian side AS Roma has placed a last minute bid for the England international.
The 24-year-old is understood to be leaving the Emirates in order to pursue a first team football and was set to meet Crystal Palace’s manager Alan Pardew, but a last minute inquiry from the Italian giants may distract the move. Many Premier League clubs including Palace, Bournemouth and Watford were interested in signing him and even the foreign clubs like Sporting Lisbon and Benfica made an inquiry about the availability of the 24-year-old.
Arsenal, right at this very moment has Elneny, who is performing really well, while the new signing from Bundesliga, Granit Xhaka is also preparing to put a positive impact, hence it is understood that Wilshere’s playing time will be cut short, hence, a loan move will definitely work his case.
Furthermore, Arsenal’s 21-year-old defender Calum Chambers has completed his loan move to the newly promoted Premier League side Middlesbrough.
The 21-year-old defender becomes the latest addition to Aitor Karanka’s squad having been dropped following Arsenal’s 4-3 defeat by Liverpool in their opening fixture of the season.
“I’m really pleased,” Middlesbrough boss Aitor Karanka told the club’s official website.
“It’s a position where we’ve been working towards bringing the right player in.
“We haven’t been in a hurry because Calum was the player we were waiting for, and he’s going to help us a lot.
“I’d like to say ‘Thank you’ to him because we know he had another offer, but he wanted to come here. That’s important and we’re looking forward to working with him.”
Chambers, who joined Arsenal from Southampton for £16m in 2014, said: “(I’m) excited about the season ahead and can’t wait to get going.”
Furthermore, Arsenal’s 21-year-old German midfielder Serge Gnabry has joined the Bundesliga side Werder Bremen in a deal believed to be around £5m. Bremen, who finished 13th in the Bundesliga last season, said in a press release that they will be holding a news conference with Gnabry and sporting director Frank Baumann at 3:30 pm local time.
Werder manager Frank Baumann said after the conclusion of the negotiations: “We are delighted that Serge has decided for Werder, although he also had some other options. After the failure of Max Kruse we saw in the offensive area for action. . We are glad that we have with Serge found the players in our squad with which we increase the quality continue “head coach Viktor Skrypnyk looking forward to the additional option:” He is a very young player who most recently shown at the Olympic Games has what skills he has, how fast and goal threat he can be. I am convinced that he can exploit with continued practice game to its full potential in the Bundesliga. “
“I look forward to the time in Bremen. It was important for me to come to a club who could show me the perspective to gain match practice. Those responsible in Bremen worked very hard to me. I am sure that we can move a lot here, “said Gnabry in his contract signature.
The 21-year-old, who joined Arsenal from Stuttgart five years ago and spent his previous season with the Premier League side West Brom, but in January 2016, he was recalled from his loan after lacking first-team action at West Bromwich.