The transfer of Shkodran Mustafi to Arsenal will not be done in time for the Germany international centre back to help the Gunners get the Premier League season off to a good start against Liverpool on Sunday, but it will hopefully mean that the talented defender will be lining up against the EPL champions Leicester City in our second league match next weekend, after Metro reported that his agent has confirmed that an agreement was in place between the Gunners and the his client.
That does not mean that the transfer is completely sorted, of course, as there is still the matter of the transfer fee to be agreed upon between us and his current club, La Liga’s Valencia, but I do not see how we could already have settled on the personal terms of the move unless Arsene Wenger was confident of getting him.
Ali Bulut who represents Mustafi said, “Shkodran and Arsenal have reached an agreement, the clubs now only have to agree on the fee.”
Let’s hope it does not take too long to complete the deal and get the 24-year old working with his new teammates at London Colney, because the loss of Mertesacker and Gabriel has left Wenger on the bare bones of his squad and we will probably have to face the formidable test of Liverpool with the inexperienced Rob Holding and Calum Chambers at the heart of our defence.
Bob.