Cristhian Mosquera transfer news: Arsenal agree deal to sign Valencia defender
AFNEWS reporter
Jul 15, 2025
Cristhian Mosquera transfer news: Arsenal agree deal to sign Valencia defender
Arsenal have agreed a deal to sign Valencia defender Cristhian Mosquera; personal terms on a five-year deal are agreed in principle; club are hoping the deal will be completed in time for the pre-season tour of Asia
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Arsenal have agreed a deal with Valencia worth an initial £13m plus add-ons for defender Cristhian Mosquera.
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Personal terms on a five-year deal have also been agreed in principle.
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The 21-year-old is expected to fly into the UK in the next 24-48 hours for a medical and to finalise the move.
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Arsenal are hopeful all will be sorted in time for Mosquera to be part of the squad that flies out to Asia for the club's pre-season tour on Saturday.
Mosquera has effectively confirmed his departure from Valencia. "This is my home and it always will be," he told Spanish radio station Radio Marca Valencia.
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"I arrived here at 12 years old and I'm leaving as a man. I'm a bit sad."
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Mosquera was born to Colombian parents in Spain and joined Valencia at the age of 12, going on to make 90 senior appearances and scoring one goal.
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He has also made 11 appearances Spain U21s, starting all of their games at this summer's U21 European Championship before they were knocked out by England in the quarter-finals.
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Mosquera is a naturally right-sided centre-back but has also played on the left and is expected to provide competition for both William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes.
Arsenal spending to pass £200m?
Mosquera is set to become Arsenal's fourth signing of a busy summer, following the additions of goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga and midfielders Martin Zubimendi and Christian Norgaard.
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Arsenal are also close to agreeing a deal worth around £64m for Sporting striker Viktor Gyokeres, while winger Noni Madueke has had a medical ahead of a £52m move from Chelsea.
Those signings, together with that of Mosquera, would take Arsenal's summer spend past £200m.
Arsenal's summer window so far
In
Kepa Arrizabalaga - Chelsea, £5m
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Martin Zubimendi - Real Sociedad, £51m
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Christian Norgaard - Brentford, £15m
Out
Jorginho - Flamengo, free
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Kieran Tierney - Celtic, free
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Nuno Taveres - Lazio, £4.3m
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Marquinhos - Cruzeiro, undisclosed
Takehiro Tomiyasu - released
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Thomas Partey - released
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— AFNEWS reporter