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Shkodran Mustafi, Lucas Perez Passed Arsenal Medicals by nzemila(m): 6:48am On Aug 28, 2016 |
Arsene Wenger has confirmed that Shkodran
Mustafi and Lucas Perez have both passed
medicals ahead of their moves to Arsenal, with
the deals set to be announced next week.
The Gunners moved on Thursday to trigger a £17
million release clause for Deportivo La Coruna
striker Perez, while British media then reported
that evening that the club had also agreed a
£35m fee for Valencia defender Mustafi.
Speaking after Arsenal secured their first Premier
League win of the season with a 3-1 victory at
Watford, Wenger said that the deals for both
players are all but done, with just the necessary
paperwork still to be sorted out.
"I think they should go through, both of them,"
Wenger told a news conference. "We have to
finish the paperwork. I don't know exactly when
we will announce it. But I think it will be
announced early next week."
Wenger on Mustafi and Lucas Perez: "They've
both had medicals but we need to complete the
paperwork"#WFCvAFC pic.twitter.com/
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- Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) August 27, 2016
Wenger added to Sky Sports: "We have bought
two players -- Mustafi and Perez. They will
integrate into the team now and we will help
them join the squad.
"We had to work very hard to get the signings
done. We have not got any plans for anyone else
now."
If the deals are completed as expected, Wenger
should be able to call on both players after the
international break.
Mustafi will add experience to the back four after
Per Mertesacker and Gabriel Paulista were both
injured, forcing Wenger to start 20-year-old Rob
Holding in the Gunners' first three games. While
Holding has impressed, Mustafi is likely to form
a central defence partnership with Laurent
Koscielny going forward.
Wenger has tried to sign a striker all summer
and finally settled on Perez after failing to land
Jamie Vardy or Alexandre Lacazette. The 27-
year-old Perez scored 17 goals in the Spanish
league last season, adding eight assists, and
should compete with Olivier Giroud for the
starting job up front.
Perez offers a different playing style to Giroud as
he relies more on his pace than size, and can be
dangerous outside the area as well as in the
box. While Perez was relatively unknown before
his breakthrough last season, Wenger has called
him a late bloomer who has benefited from being
converted into a striker late in his career.
"I think he has good linkup qualities, good
quality of receptions, good finishing qualities,"
Wenger said about the Spaniard ahead of the
Watford game. www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/20160827/wenger-on-the-win-monreal-transfers |
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