Valencia defender Shkodran Mustafi is delighted to be signing for Arsenal.
Friends say the German always wanted to return to England after being offloaded by Everton as a teen.
One of his closest pals told The Sun: “Valencia wanted to build a team around him but he was still dreaming of returning to England.
“It suited his style of play that there was traffic in the penalty area.
“There was fighting man to man and he is good at heading — much more of this is played in the Premier League compared to Italy and Spain."