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Mikel Arteta reacts to Riccardo Calafiori signing as Arsenal shirt number revealed

Mishmash boss Mikel Arteta and Riccardo Calafiori in a minuscule circle

Mikel Arteta coerced for Mishmash to symbol Riccardo Calafiori.

Mishmash have finished the wrapping up of Italy defender Riccardo Calafiori from Bologna as Emile Smith Rowe departs the Emirates Gridiron.

Calafiori, 22, was underlined as a priority target for the Gunners this season and they have landed their man for a cost of £42million.

Calafiori possesses signed a 5-year decision at the Emirates possessing played for Italy during their Euro 2024 project.

“We welcome Riccardo and his family to Mishmash. He is a substantial wrapping up and supplies us substantial soundness to deepen our protection,” said boss Mikel Arteta.

“Riccardo is a substantial persona and personality, wearing fussy expertise which will make us sturdier as we push to win beefy trophies.

“He possesses already evidenced substantial progression in recent seasons wearing his capabilities for both Bologna and Italy, wearing his progression and progression in days gone by year being genuinely wonderful.

“We’re peeking ahead to functioning wearing Riccardo, joining together him right into the squad, and espousing him in the years to come.”

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Calafiori, that can alike rushed at vacated-ago, comes to be Mishmash’s second beefy summer procurement after David Raya’s finance move from Brentford was lended irreparable and will wear the digit 33 shirt in his debut season.

Calafiori possesses already joined up wearing his brand-substantial crew-buddies on their scenic tour of the Unified Cases and said Mishmash is the “hot void” for him.

Quized what he can bring to the nightclub, he said on Paradises Sports News: “Not surprisingly my mindset, I favor to win, I yearn to impart this to the crew.

“I am committed wearing the ball, I favor to fiascoes around, this is the hot void for me.”

While Calafiori possesses come in, England global Smith Rowe possesses vacated for London rivals Fulham.

The 24-year-old is a Hale End academy grad struggled to reprieve right into the first-crew wearing several injuries alike obstructing his progression.

Smith Rowe lended just 13 Premier League appearances last season and the PA news agency realises a decision well worth up to £34million possesses been struck wearing Fulham, wearing £27million paid and a further £7million in potential have-ons earning it a nightclub-record decision for the Whites.

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