Mikel Arteta and Martin Keown (Photograph through Ion Alcoba Beitia/Getty Pictures, TNT Sports activities)
Arsenal legend Martin Keown has heaped reward onto summer time signing Cristhian Mosquera after some other robust show within the Gunners’ defence.
The gifted younger Spaniard joined from Valencia in the summertime for simply £13m, as reported through BBC Game and others, and that now looks as if an absolute cut price.
There may well be larger assessments to come back for Mosquera, however in the meanwhile he’s settle in completely brilliantly, and ensured that Arsenal haven’t ignored William Saliba whilst he’s been out injured.
Talking within the video clip beneath, former AFC defender Keown paid Mosquera an enormous praise through pronouncing he seems to be already like he’s of the similar “DNA” as Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes…
“Mobile, quick, strong!” ?
Martin Keown and Steve McManaman stuffed with reward for Arsenal’s Cristhian Mosquera ?
“I think it’s a good purchase,” Keown stated. “He’s in the same DNA as Saliba and Gabriel.
“I didn’t know if (Jakub) Kiwior was quite at the level of the other two if I’m being honest. This fella…mobile, quick, strong.
“There’s a lot more to come, and he’s put in some brilliant performances.”
Arsenal appear to be they’ve struck gold with cut price Cristhian Mosquera switch
Arsenal will have let Kiwior cross this summer time, however they nonetheless have some severe intensity in defence because of the arrivals of Mosquera and Piero Hincapie.
We’re but to peer a lot of Hincapie at the pitch for Mikel Arteta’s facet, however Mosquera has been a revelation since arriving in north London.
Cristhian Mosquera in motion for Arsenal (Photograph through Justin Setterfield/Getty Pictures)
Arsenal made various thrilling signings this summer time, akin to Viktor Gyokeres, Eberechi Eze and Martin Zubimendi, so fanatics may well be forgiven for to start with no longer pondering that a lot in regards to the acquire of Mosquera.
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Nonetheless, the 21-year-old is proving to be an actual in finding, and it’s encouraging that the membership can reputedly mix bold big-name signings with sensible bits of industrial like this.
One imagines Saliba will return into the beginning XI quickly, however credit score to Mosquera for making himself glance beautiful laborious to drop!
