£18m player confirms he’s leaving his club amid reports he’s set to join Arsenal, ‘I’m a bit sad…’

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Arsenal fans are set for an exciting week with three transfers expected to be completed.

Andrea Berta has well and truly stamped his authority at the club, moving swiftly to potentially add six players to Mikel Arteta’s squad before the pre-season tour to Asia.

Noni Madueke is completing his medical at Arsenal, while details are being finalised over a £55m move for Sporting Lisbon striker Viktor Gyokeres.

Having already completed three new signings, there is more good news for the Gunners as another transfer target has just confirmed he is leaving his current club.

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Arsenal target Cristhian Mosquera confirms he is leaving Valencia

Arsenal have agreed a deal to sign Cristhian Mosquera and the Spanish defender has now confirmed he is set to leave Valencia.

Speaking to Spanish outlet Radio Marca Valencia, Mosquera spoke of his sadness at leaving the club he had been at since a young boy.

Mosquera stated: “This is my home & it always will be. I arrived here at 12 years old & I’m leaving as a man. I’m a bit sad.”

Mosquera’s role at Arsenal will initially be to provide cover for the much-coveted partnership of William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes as he settles into life in North London.

However, he has proven that at just 20 years of age, he has the physical stature and mentality to push the two Arsenal centre backs for their place in Arteta’s side.

Mikel Arteta’s defensive options now look complete at Arsenal

Despite terminating the contract of Takehiro Tomiyasu, the acquisition of Mosquera will complete Arteta’s defensive options by ensuring they have two quality players for every position.

Ben White and Jurrien Timber will have an intriguing battle for the right back position, whilst Myles Lewis-Skelly and Riccardo Calafiori will equally compete at left back.

With Mosquera providing cover for both Saliba and Gabriel, it puts Jakub Kiwior’s Arsenal future in doubt with Calafiori also being able to cover at left centre back.

Oleksandr Zinchenko is a priority to sell this summer in order to raise funds for further attacking acquisitions.