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Arteta and Edu welcome Havertz to Arsenal

Arsenal chiefs Edu and Mikel Arteta have welcomed new signing Kai Havertz.

Havertz completed his £65m move from Chelsea on Wednesday afternoon.

Sporting director Edu said: “We're excited to bring Kai to the club and great work by everyone to get this deal complete. Kai is an exciting addition to our squad, who will bring great attacking quality and versatility.

“As an experienced 24-year-old, his signing represents another important step in strengthening our young core of talented players we have at Arsenal. We look forward to working with Kai."

Manager Mikel Arteta added: “Kai is a player of top quality. He has great versatility and is an intelligent player. He will bring a huge amount of extra strength to our midfield and variety to our play.

“We welcome Kai and his family to Arsenal Football Club and we are all excited to start working with him when we start pre-season training soon."

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