Arsenal completed a deal to sign Italian central midfielder Jorginho from Premier League rivals Chelsea on January transfer deadline day.
The former Napoli star joined the north London outfit for a deal worth £10million in guaranteed fees with a further £2million in add-ons, football.london understands. His contract with the Gunners will be until the summer of 2024, with the club holding the option of an extra year.
Jorginho joins the likes of David Luiz, Pet Cech and Willian to swap west London for north in recent years but the Blues appeared to poke fun at Mikel Arteta's side with their parting message to the 31-year-old, making sure to highlight the player's role in their emphatic win over Arsenal in the Europa League final back in 2019.
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"Many of Jorginho’s best performances came in European competition," read the message on Chelsea's official website. "He starred in Baku at the end of his first season when we thumped Arsenal 4-1, and the midfielder played a pivotal role en route to Champions League glory in 2021, starting all but one of our knockout games as we conceded just twice and shut out Manchester City in the Porto final."
The Gunners will be hoping they have the last laugh over their London rivals and they can certainly do so if Jorginho helps them win their first Premier League title since the 2003/03 campaign. Arteta's side currently sit on top of the table, five points clear of second-placed Manchester City despite playing one less league fixture than Pep Guardiola's men.
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