Arsenal have completed the signing of Matteo Guendouzi from Ligue 2 side Lorient for an undisclosed fee, confirmed by club’s official website.
Video of Matteo signing a contract with Arsenal was leaked well before his official announcement but its done and dusted now – Matteo Guendouzi is a Gunner.
Arsenal’s Head coach Unai Emery after signing Matteo Guendouzi: “We are delighted Matteo is joining us. He is a talented young player and a lot of clubs were interested in him. He has big potential and gained good first-team experience last season with Lorient. He wants to learn and improve and will be an important part of our first-team squad.”
Club’s official website issued the following statement:
“Young French midfielder Matteo Guendouzi has joined us from Ligue 2 side Lorient for an undisclosed fee.
The 19-year-old started his career at the Paris Saint-Germain academy before joining Lorient’s academy in 2014.
Matteo made his first-team debut for Lorient aged 17 in October 2016 and went on to make 30 appearances. He is a France youth international, having represented them at under-18, under-19 and under-20 level.”
Matteo will wear jersey number 29, recently vacant by Granit Xhaka who changed his number to 34.
