Cristhian Mosquera is undergoing his Arsenal medical in London on Tuesday morning.
Matteo Moretto reports that the Valencia star boarded a plane to London at Manises Airport at 0730 CET.
Mosquera to join Arsenal
It had already been unanimously reported over the weekend that a deal had been done to bring Mosquera to the Emirates.
The Spain U21 international has agreed personal terms with Mikel Arteta’s side and the north London giants have now finalised an initial transfer fee of €15 million, plus add-ons to take it up to close to €20m.
The defender has agreed a contract until 2030.
Mosquera has an Estimated Transfer Value (ETV) of €13.9m, which is a low figure largely because his contract with Valencia expires in 2026.
The potential of the player is undeniable, though. Over the course of the last two seasons, he has been a regular in Valencia’s defence, missing only three games in La Liga over the course of this period.
He is also the second-best promising centre-back in world football aged 21 or under, according to data analytics firm SciSports. Only a handful of players are thought to have a higher potential ceiling, including Barcelona’s Pau Cubarsi and Ajax’s Jorrel Hato, a player Arsenal have also been linked with this summer.
It is a busy week for Arsenal, who are closing deals for Noni Madueke and Viktor Gyokeres, in addition to Mosquera.
Fabrizio Romano says that Mosquera rejected a move to a Serie A club in order to join Arsenal.
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