Arsenal have struck gold with the £34m signing of Greece's golden boy Christos Tzolis from Club Brugge, bringing a ray of sunshine into the North London club's summer transfer window. The 24-year-old goal-scorer has penned a five-year deal to fill the void left by Leandro Trossard's exit to Besiktas, and it's a move that promises to send shockwaves through the Premier League.
This signing is just the latest piece of a jigsaw puzzle that's slowly but surely coming together for Arsenal. Alongside defender Piero Hincapié and goalkeeper Illan Meslier, Tzolis joins the fray with a reputation for finishing in his locker – 43 goals from 108 appearances with Club Brugge are testament to his clinical nature on the pitch.
With his new club just months away from defending their Premier League title, Mikel Arteta will be buzzing with excitement at this coup. And Tzolis himself is over the moon to don the red and white – 'It's absolutely amazing to sign for such a big club, the champions of England,' he gushed in his first public statement.
'Christos is an extremely versatile attacking player who naturally operates on the left but is comfortable across the front line,' raved sporting director Andrea Berta. 'He's an excellent finisher with both feet, thrives in tight spaces, and possesses incredible technical ability.' With numbers like these on his CV – 43 goals and assists over three seasons – it's little wonder that Tzolis has won fans' hearts already.
It's not all good news for Arteta, however. The Arsenal boss will be sweating on the fitness of star defender William Saliba, who's been ruled out for an 'extensive period' with a back problem. But with Tzolis on board, at least he'll have some firepower to rely on in his team's bid for Premier League glory once more.