Arsenal have completed the signing of defender Sebastien Squillaci from Sevilla.
The 30-year-old French defender travelled to London at the beginning of the week after the two clubs agreed an undisclosed fee and Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has now confirmed that the deal has been completed.
Squillaci sat out Sevilla's Champions League qualifier against Sporting Braga this week in order to keep himself eligible for his new club in European competition.
The international centre-half spent two years in Spain's top-flight following a trophy-laden spell in France with Monaco and then Lyon.
Speaking before the move was completed, he explained:"If a French player receives an offer from Arsene Wenger, it's practically impossible to turn down.
"It was a sensational offer for me and I was happy Sevilla let me go. It was a difficult situation but I knew I had to take this chance.
"Arsenal were always the team I watched out for. For any spectator like me, you had to watch a squad with Thierry Henry, Robert Pires, Patrick Vieira and William Gallas.
"Now I'm happy to have my name in the history books. For me, this is a great new challenge and I've gone there purely to be part of that."
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wELCOME SEBASTIEN
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I feel better when the gunners recruit some mature guys on our side,and we appreciate Wenger s attitude and drive this season we will be behind him all the times.My last plea to the Gunners coach is to hire a good goalie for us and a solid midfielder as injuries affects every team during our course to our triumph this year.I appreciate your energy SIR Wenger this time
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Sebastien is a good signing considering the fact that the defense was the weakest link for the Gunners last season,however Aw need to add a world class GK and combative Defensive midfield to compete with Man-u,Chelsea and Man city.
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