Arsenal sign "extremely versatile attacking player" Christos Tzolis from Club Brugge for £34m. Christos Tzolis has scored 43 goals in 108 appearances for Club Brugge and earned 34 caps for Greece. (EPA Images pic) LONDON: Arsenal have signed Greece winger Christos Tzolis on "a long-term contract", the Premier League champions announced on Thursday.
No fee was disclosed, but British media reports said the 24-year-old had arrived from Club Brugge for £34 million (US$45 million), with Tzolis effectively a replacement for Leandro Trossard following his move to Besiktas. Arsenal's third permanent transfer of the current window arrives 48 hours after the Gunners missed out on Morgan Rogers to city rivals Chelsea for a reported £117 million (US$157 million) – a record for a British player. England midfielder Rogers called Chelsea the "biggest club in London".
Tzolis scored 43 goals in 108 appearances for Brugge and featured in the Belgian side's 3-0 Champions League loss to Arsenal last season. He already has experience of English football's top flight, having joined the then Premier League side Norwich after helping PAOK Thessaloniki, the club where he started his career, win the Greek Cup in May 2021. Tzolis then had loan spells in the Netherlands and Germany at FC Twente and Fortuna Düsseldorf, respectively, before he joined Brugge in 2024 and went on to win the Belgian title with the club last season.
Arsenal sporting director Andrea Berta welcomed the arrival of Tzolis, who has 34 caps for Greece. "Christos is an extremely versatile attacking player," Berta told the club's website. "He's an excellent finisher with both feet, thrives in tight spaces, and possesses incredible technical ability.
"We're confident Christos will make a significant contribution to our club, and we hope our supporters will enjoy watching him play in an Arsenal shirt," he added. Tzolis joins Hincapié and Meslier among arrivals‘It’s absolutely amazing to sign for such a big club’Arsenal have completed the £34m signing of Christos Tzolis from Club Brugge. The Greece international, 24, has signed a five-year contract with the Premier League champions and arrives as a replacement for Leandro Trossard following the Belgian’s switch to Besiktas.Tzolis’s move to the Emirates Stadium – Arsenal’s third permanent transfer of the summer – arrives 48 hours after the north Londoners missed out on Morgan Rogers who signed a £117m British-record fee with Chelsea, describing his new employers as the “biggest club in London”.
Arsenal have announced the signing of winger Christos Tzolis from Club Brugge on a five-year deal.
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