Arsenal Football Club is delighted to announce that Spain international Santi Cazorla has joined the Club on a long-term contract.

Santi Cazorla - full name Santiago Cazorla González - joins Arsenal for an undisclosed fee from Malaga. He was a key part of the Malaga side which finished fourth in La Liga last season, qualifying for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in the club's history.

Cazorla, a versatile 27-year-old attacking midfielder, has made a total of 45 appearances for Spain and was a member of his country's victorious squads at the European Championship in 2008 and 2012.

Before joining Malaga in 2011, Cazorla spent two spells at Villarreal, making 181 appearances and helping 'the Yellow Submarine' finish runners-up in La Liga in 2008. In between these spells, he spent
the 2006/07 season in La Liga on loan at Recreativo. Cazorla spent the early part of his career at youth level with Spanish side Oviedo.

Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger said: "Santi Cazorla is a great signing for us. He is a player with good experience at both club and international level, who will add significant quality to our squad.

"He is a versatile, attacking midfield player who can play comfortably on either side of the pitch or centrally. He has good pace, is technically gifted and will be a huge asset to Arsenal Football Club.
We are delighted that he is joining us."

Cazorla, who was voted Spanish Player of the Year in 2007, said: "I'm so happy to be joining Arsenal. This is a club with great players, a fantastic stadium and huge support.

"The Club has one of the best managers in football and their style of play is recognised and admired all over the world.

"I'm so excited to be joining one of the greatest teams in Europe and also in the Premier League. I will do my best to help Arsenal challenge for trophies and make all the supporters happy."

Everyone welcomes Santi to the Club, his squad number will be confirmed in due course.

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-sign-spain-midfielder-santi-cazorla

Great purchase by Arsenal FC. All the best in ur new home Santiago Gonzalez.

He sign mature player.Good Signing

hmmmm, gud buy 4 arsenal..........i fear dis dude's FREEKICK.........his gudt all round though

I wish you all the best. Hopefully you will help us end this 7 years of trophy drought.

Good signing.Hoping Nuri Sahin joins and RVP stays.Keep the faith,2013 is the year.

I predict Arsenal will finish 9th this 2012/2013 season.

We hope you guys will be a contender and not pretender this season! Galaticos 4 life

AW has really upped the (S)anti this time round, hope his arrival brings good tidings for us, have waited for so long. Welcome Santi.

miteolu: I predict Arsenal will finish 9th this 2012/2013 season.

i laff u,arsenal cn neva n wil neva finish below 1st-4.....put dat in ur mind....kip hatin us,as u beef us u beef our glory n also make up famous

miteolu: I predict Arsenal will finish 9th this 2012/2013 season.

Can u bet on it

bukahands:

Can u bet on it

Yes

kunle.t.ade:
We hope you guys will be a contender and not pretender this season! Galaticos 4 life

hope so too.....

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Till we win a trophy...

welcome on board cazorla,gunner till i die

ooseven:

Abeg remain quiet and hide in shame...which glory...people are buying championship winning players [/b]una dey prance around transfer market. Van Persie is going and all you can talk about is Carzola...while already good teams are buying more and more top class players. Can this present Arsenal setup compete with Barcelona, Real Madrid, Man-City, Man Utd or Bayern Munich?? Carzola will no doubt be famous at Arsenal, then what happens next...[b]his net worth goes up and off he goes to a more serious football club. 2006 - Date: TROPHYLESS.

He is 28 years old and probably signed a 4 year deal. I doubt he is going anywhere

BTW: How many Malaga games have you watched except when they play barca or R.Madrid? Also did you watch Euro 2012?

ooseven:

Abeg remain quiet and hide in shame...which glory...people are buying championship winning players una dey prance around transfer market. Van Persie is going and all you can talk about is Carzola...while already good teams are buying more and more top class players. Can this present Arsenal setup compete with Barcelona, Real Madrid, Man-City, Man Utd or Bayern Munich?? Carzola will no doubt be famous at Arsenal, then what happens next...his net worth goes up and off he goes to a more serious football club. 2006 - Date: TROPHYLESS.

oh shut up you glory hunter. All these teams U mentioned can't boast of balancing the book. They are all hugely indebted, except Bayern, with NO sustainable model.
@topic, Wenger has shown great intent this summer. Arsenal is probably the busiest English team this summer. Poldi, Giroud and now Cazorla. Sahin will most likely join. Expect this show of ambition to convince VP into staying.

All we need now is a RB to cover sagna when injured and a decent CB who can play on either wing as a full back

first hand information reaching me this morning is that man city has sent their scout to emirates to monitor carzola's training habits and all that. it is believed that man city will be taking carzo by january. in his departure massage, carzo made it known that as at the time he signed with arsenal, he was only looking for a way out of malaga which arsenal provided him. he thanked wenger and the club for helping him get to his final destination - MAN CITY.

tboy1:
He is 28 years old and probably signed a 4 year deal. I doubt he is going anywhere

BTW: How many Malaga games have you watched except when they play barca or R.Madrid? Also did you watch Euro 2012?

Cazorla is actually 27 so is Poldoski. All at their prime.

emmke: Cazorla is actually 27 so is Poldoski. All at their prime.

28 in 4 months

With dis new signin ☺f̶̲̥̅̊ Santi and if Sahin comes I̶̲̥̅̊n̶̲̥̅̊ and RVP stay,I believe we hav com  D̶̲̥̅̊ end ☺f̶̲̥̅̊ goin trophy less

Sczesny
Sagna koscielny vermaelen Gibbs
Song Arteta
Walcott Cazorla podolski
Van Persie

I'm quite unhappy that this guy have left laliga. With him around, we could guarantee that some club could succeed in their bid to compete with Barca and Moudrid. Now his gone, it'll be 'to your tents oh! Isreal'. Pity!!
It was a shame Malaga could not keep him. Their punching above their weight have finally caught up with them. We thought they had money! Maybe some fake Qatari investor,invested or Spain poor economic situation was finally taking it tolls! Again, it is a shame!
I wish Arsenal and him to live happily ever after!

Gud signing by gunners. Maybe anoda reason for me to be watching arsenal's matches. i like dat guy though am an arsenal fan.
forza Juve, The Bianconeri (Old Ladies)

All the bad belle GS on dis forum will carry 10bags of shame this season. Arsenal have accumulated alot of anoiyance and will definately unleash it this time around. man u, chelsea, man city, liverpool and others watch out and be ware of Gunners!!!!.

I can confidently say arsenal has signed a world class player that can turn things around.Santi Carzola is a talented player with excellent dribbling and passing skills,so no doubt you will see improvement in their game,but the big question is will santi carzola and other few experience players be able to bring them any trophy this season? NO simply because there will be no substitutes at the middle of the season when fatigue and too many competition to play will set in.so wenger should still be in the market for more players.

miteolu: I predict Arsenal will finish 9th this 2012/2013 season.

I think say bad belle ppl like u don finish for NL .... u must be a chelsea or Man city fan

1025: first hand information reaching me this morning is that man city has sent their scout to emirates to monitor carzola's training habits and all that. it is believed that man city will be taking carzo by january. in his departure massage, carzo made it known that as at the time he signed with arsenal, he was only looking for a way out of malaga which arsenal provided him. he thanked wenger and the club for helping him get to his final destination - MAN CITY.

Na before we go dey price player while Man u and chelsea will from back and buy the player, now its a done deal b4 u know it, hahahahah

miteolu: I predict Arsenal will finish 9th this 2012/2013 season.

I wish nairaland has dislike button. U just called my attention to that.