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‘What a window’: Arsenal fans buzzing as David Luiz signs from Chelsea

Lee Clarke
Lee Clarke

Arsenal have completed the shock summer signing of David Luiz from London rivals Chelsea,

According to the BBC, the Brazilian has cost Arsenal £8 million and joins Celtic defender Kieran Tierney in penning terms at the Emirates on deadline day.

The 32-year-old arrived at Stamford Bridge for a second spell at the club in 2016. It had seemed as though he would be an integral part of Frank Lampard’s plans, but instead, he has opted to depart.

(Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

Chelsea’s options at centre-back do now look somewhat stretched. Antonio Rudiger, Kurt Zouma, Andreas Christensen and Fikayo Tomori will compete for the two shirts.

The Blues’ loss is Arsenal’s gain, however and Luiz is a quality acquisition for the Gunners.

Unai Emery has spent the entire window persuing central defensive options and it will be interesting to see what impact Luiz has on the team.

(Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

Naturally, most Arsenal fans were delighted finally see a central defender arrive at the club and took to Twitter to praise the club’s work.

After the announcement we looked at a series of tweets from Arsenal fans welcoming their new arrival into the club:

http://twitter.com/WellBeast/status/1159540410445942784

http://twitter.com/ArsenalsRelated/status/1159540136520146945

http://twitter.com/ClockEndJack/status/1159540260407316483

http://twitter.com/1hakankaradag/status/1159543115415543808

http://twitter.com/EliteAuba/status/1159547076738523137