Timber completes £38.5million move to Arsenal

The 22-year-old becomes the Gunners’ second summer acquisition following the arrival of Kai Havertz from Chelsea.

The PA news agency understands Timber has signed a five-year deal for a total fee of 45 million Euros (£38.5m).

Timber has 15 senior international caps and is believed to have been signed predominantly to play at right-back for Mikel Arteta’s side.

He has been a long-term target for Arsenal, with his ability on the ball and his pressing already aligned with what Arteta is aiming to achieve.

Timber has two Eredivisie trophies to his name and was part of the Dutch side that won the European Under-17 title in 2018.

He played under Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag at Ajax and had been linked with a reunion last summer before putting pen to paper at the Emirates Stadium.

“I’m really excited, especially now I’m here,” he told arsenal.com.

“Everyone is so nice and you can see it’s a big club. I’m excited to play for this beautiful club, and I can’t wait to start, and to see the fans obviously in the stadium.”

Sporting Director Edu said: “We are very happy to bring Jurrien to Arsenal. He is a player that we have admired for a long time, so it’s a credit to everyone in our team that made this happen.

“Jurrien is a young talented international player, who fits our vision of competing with a young strong squad. I know Jurrien cannot wait to get started and we’re really hoping that he will be a great success here for many years.”

Manager Mikel Arteta added: “We’re really excited that Jurrien has joined us. He is a versatile young defender, who will fit into our system and provide our squad with so much added quality.

“Jurrien is a young player, but has already achieved so much. He has experienced what it’s like to go to a major international tournament on more than one occasion, as well as the trophies he has won with Ajax. We look forward to welcoming and integrating Jurrien into the squad.”