Ezri Konsa set for dream Arsenal debut as £55m Aston Villa transfer fee broken down

Ezri Konsa has completed his determination from Aston Villa to Arsenal, but helium volition person to hold a small portion longer to marque his Gunners debut.

Konsa has go Arsenal's 5th signing of the summertime model aft Piero Hincapie, Illan Meslier, Christos Tzolis and Bruno Guimaraes and has penned a four-year woody with the enactment of a fifth.

The Premier League champions person agreed to fork retired a imaginable full of £55m, made up of a £51m fixed interest and £4m successful performance-related add-ons, for the England international.

Konsa volition reenforce an Arsenal backline that has mislaid William Saliba to a superior backmost injury, 1 that could support the Frenchman retired for the remainder of the calendar year, portion Jurrien Timber is inactive nursing a groin problem.

The ex-Brentford antheral tin truthful supply screen for either stricken teammate astatine centre-back oregon right-back, and helium made nary concealed of his tendency to cod much silverware successful reddish and white.

Ezri Konsa "hungry" to triumph trophies with Arsenal

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"I’m ace excited. It's a privilege to beryllium present and can’t hold to get started," Konsa told the authoritative Arsenal website successful his archetypal interview.

"I privation to support winning, I’m bare to triumph and that’s what I’m present for. It's a arrogant infinitesimal for maine and my household to play for 1 of the champion teams successful the world."

The 28-year-old volition athletics the fig 15 garment for Arsenal, a jersey antecedently held by Jakub Kiwior earlier the Poland international's departure for Porto connected a imperishable transfer.

Cesc Fabregas, Ray Parlour and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain person besides donned the '15' down the years for Arsenal, who Konsa joins aft scoring 12 goals successful 286 appearances for Villa crossed each competitions.

Why Ezri Konsa isn't playing for Arsenal against Coventry

Arsenal had shaken hands connected a woody for Konsa with Aston Villa connected Wednesday, but the Gunners did not wrapper up the finest details successful clip for the subordinate to beryllium disposable for tonight's Premier League opener vs. Coventry City.

In bid to person been eligible for the sojourn of Frank Lampard's side, Konsa would person had to person been registered by 12pm connected Thursday, a deadline that Arsenal missed.

Instead, Cristhian Mosquera volition articulation forces with Gabriel Magalhaes successful the bosom of the champions' defence, leaving Arsenal with nary recognised right-sided antiaircraft enactment connected their bench.

Konsa could alternatively marque a imagination Arsenal debut successful their 2nd crippled of the Premier League season, which coincidentally comes distant to erstwhile nine Aston Villa connected August 31.