Arsenal have added Christos Tzolis as their third signing since lifting the Premier League title last season, paying a reported \u00a334 million ($45.4 million) to bring him from Club Brugge.<\/p>\n
The Greek winger has joined on a \u201clong-term contract\u201d, although the club have not disclosed its length. In practical terms, he looks like the direct replacement for Leandro Trossard on the left side, after the Belgian moved to Be\u015fikta\u015f earlier this month. For Arsenal, it is a clear case of improving a squad that already holds the status of reigning Premier League champions.<\/p>\n
Tzolis will wear the No. 17 shirt, a number last used by Oleksandr Zinchenko and previously associated with Alexis S\u00e1nchez and Emmanuel Petit in an Arsenal context.<\/p>\n
His output for Club Brugge was striking. Last season he delivered 51 goals and assists in 52 appearances across all competitions, while there was also the claim that he caught the eye of Arsenal\u2019s assistant sporting director, Maurizio Micheli, during Greece\u2019s match against Sweden last month.<\/p>\n
Sporting director Andrea Berta has already highlighted the traits Arsenal believe will translate. He has spoken of Tzolis\u2019 \u201cextreme versatility\u201d and his ability to be \u201ccomfortable across the front line.\u201d In the club\u2019s announcement, Berta added: \u201cHe\u2019s an excellent finisher with both feet, thrives in tight spaces, and possesses incredible technical ability.<\/p>\n
\u201cChristos has produced outstanding numbers in terms of goals and assists over the last three seasons, and he\u2019s a player who will raise the technical level of our squad, while bringing positive energy, enthusiasm, and a strong mentality to our team. We\u2019re confident Christos will make a significant contribution to our club, and we hope our supporters will enjoy watching him play.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tzolis described his own game in similarly direct terms: \u201cI’m a direct player, I go for goals or assists. That\u2019s my point of view as an attacker, as a winger. I\u2019m always hungry to score or to give the final pass to my teammates. And I can say I work hard for the team, also in the defensive part.\u201d<\/p>\n
There is Premier League history behind him, but it was a difficult first chapter. Signed by Norwich City at 19, he spent most of the 2021-22 season on the bench and managed no direct goal involvement in 14 appearances. A reset followed via the EFL Championship, a loan move to FC Twente, and then a prolific spell in the 2. Bundesliga with Fortuna D\u00fcsseldorf, where he scored 22 league goals before Club Brugge moved for him.<\/p>\n
The challenge now is obvious. He is stepping into a stronger Arsenal side, but also moving from a Belgian Pro League that is viewed as Europe\u2019s 12th strongest domestic league in 2026-27.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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