Arsenal are in talks to signal 20-year-old defender Cristhian Mosquera from Valencia, talkSPORT understands.
The Spain Beneath-21 centre-back is valued within the area of €20million (round £17m).
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The Gunners had been dealt varied damage points in defence throughout their 2024/25 marketing campaign and are eyeing the Spanish centre-back.
Arsenal are mentioned to have made signing a brand new defender a precedence for the summer time switch window.
talkSPORT understands that Mosquera is eager on the transfer and Arsenal are assured of agreeing a package deal.
He is prepared to affix though he is conscious Gabriel Magalhaes and William Saliba will play when match.
This may observe their offers for Martin Zubimendi, Kepa Arrizabalaga and, most lately, Christian Norgaard.
Mosquera has made 90 appearances for Valencia since making his first-team debut for the LaLiga outfit in January 2022.
Regardless of taking part in in defence all through his profession, the 20-year-old is claimed to have featured in a unique place as a teen.
In keeping with Spanish outlet Superdeporte, Mosquera first performed as a winger.
However even earlier than studying the ropes in soccer, he used to take to the basketball courtroom.
Mosquera, who stands at 1.88m tall, is claimed to have been the fitting top to compete within the sport he loved watching on tv.
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His introduction to soccer got here in futsal at San Blas Canavate, and a transfer to SCD Carolinas adopted earlier than signing for Hercules CF.
Aged 12, Mosquera joined the Valencia academy in 2016 and made his first membership look for his or her reserve facet 5 years later.
Now a daily senior participant, the Spanish U21 star began in all however one in every of their 38 LaLiga matches within the 2024/25 marketing campaign.
A summer time transfer to Arsenal would probably see him sit behind Gabriel and William Saliba within the centre-back pecking order.
The Brazilian and French duo have been the go-to pairing for Arteta in latest seasons.
Jakub Kiwior was a daily deputy choice while Jurrien Timber, Ben White and Riccardo Calafiori had varied spells out injured.
Arsenal held talks with Dean Huijsen, however he selected to signal for Actual Madrid in a £50million transfer from Bournemouth as a substitute.
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