Arsenal's transfer deadline day signing of Jorginho has been lauded as 'great business' after the midfielder joined the Gunners in a deadline day deal from Chelsea.
The £12 million transfer was sealed from Chelsea, with Edu and Mikel Arteta choosing to plug holes in the squad rather than going for big names in a crucial transfer window. Stan Kroenke also sanctioned a move for Leaondro Trossard in a £27m deal as the Gunners prepare for the Premier League title run-in over the next few months.
The signing of Jorginho was chosen in preference over pursuing a move for a younger player like Moises Caicedo from Brighton in a move which could have amounted to a fee in excess of £90m. A midfielder was needed, with the team's reliance on Thomas Partey and Granit Xhaka, and Jorginho was chosen in a move which sparked into life in the final 24 hours of the transfer window.
