Arsenal close to taking summer spending past £200m by signing Valencia's Cristhian Mosquera

Negotiations with Valencia over the 21-year-old defender have been taking place since an initial offer of £14m including bonuses was rejected this month.

Mon, 14 Jul, 2025 - 16:29

Ed Aarons and Ben Fisher

Arsenal are hoping to complete the signing of Cristhian Mosquera from Valencia this week in a deal that could take their summer spending past £200m.

Negotiations with Valencia over the 21-year-old defender have been taking place since an initial offer of £14m including bonuses was rejected this month. It is understood an agreement has been struck for Arsenal to pay an initial £13m plus up to £3.5m in bonuses.