Ed Malyon from Mirror Football claiming Mustafi was available for '21 mill' when we first inquired. 

That Pogba Deal fucked the entire PL! 

David Ornstein ‏@bbcsport_david 5m5 minutes ago
Arsenal agree £35m deal with Valencia for Mustafi. Will fly to London for medical, seal terms on 5yr contract. Perez medical also today #AFC

Welcome Mustafi.

I wonder if we stick them on the bench. Very exciting. Mustafi is a big deal.
So is Calum Chambers definitely out on loan now?

Would think so, yeah. It's best for him, but given the way our injuries accumulate, I think it's a risk.

naz wrote:

Might as well pay the extra 10 mil and get Romagnoli if the rumours are true.

He'll we could and he'd probably still go to Chelsea.

a bird in the hand, boys and gals.

Claudius wrote:

I wonder if we stick them on the bench. Very exciting. Mustafi is a big deal.
So is Calum Chambers definitely out on loan now?

id keep calum until january

naz wrote:

Might as well pay the extra 10 mil and get Romagnoli if the rumours are true.

THAT'S WHAT IM SAYING!!!

£45m.

Savz wrote:

naz wrote:

Might as well pay the extra 10 mil and get Romagnoli if the rumours are true.

THAT'S WHAT IM SAYING!!!

£45m.

He's not for sale ffs. Stop overrating him, getting embarrassing.

He is only 24 huh? Had him pegged as a 27-year old.

Looks like a decent and reliable defender.

Claudius wrote:

I wonder if we stick them on the bench. Very exciting. Mustafi is a big deal.
So is Calum Chambers definitely out on loan now?

Or we ditch Debuchy and Wenger uses Chambers as back up RB.

Chili Palmer wrote:

Savz wrote:

THAT'S WHAT IM SAYING!!!

£45m.

He's not for sale ffs. Stop overrating him, getting embarrassing.

Was about to say. He's really not that good.

Chili Palmer wrote:

Savz wrote:

THAT'S WHAT IM SAYING!!!

£45m.

He's not for sale ffs. Stop overrating him, getting embarrassing.

Romagnoli is one of the best defensive prospects to come out of Italy in years, this is not an outrageous fee.

Such elegance and leadership already. Bound for greatness.

He might become great but he's far from it at the moment. We don't need more potential in that position right now.

The articles I've read describe him as a good player and he looked great in the euro2016 match he played. Not mad about his height though, wish he was more physically imposing.

Qwiss! wrote:

Claudius wrote:

I wonder if we stick them on the bench. Very exciting. Mustafi is a big deal.
So is Calum Chambers definitely out on loan now?

Or we ditch Debuchy and Wenger uses Chambers as back up RB.

Reckon it will be jenko and chambo at RB yeah.

Irish gunner wrote:

The articles I've read describe him as a good player and he looked great in the euro2016 match he played. Not mad about his height though, wish he was more physically imposing.

He's an inch shorter than the likes of John Terry, don't personally see it as a problem. What I really like about him is how strong and stocky he is, I think that's what really matters.

Any youtube compilations of these amazing games he had at the Euros?

Didn't Debuchy piss off to Turkey? Is he still with us, infecting the team with his bout of loserishness?

Captain wrote:

£35 -> £45m is actually a massive gap...

depends on if it's coming out of your bank accounts or if you're just sitting in your mum's den typing away about hypothetical transfers.

Savz wrote:

Chili Palmer wrote:

He's not for sale ffs. Stop overrating him, getting embarrassing.

Romagnoli is one of the best defensive prospects to come out of Italy in years, this is not an outrageous fee.

Such elegance and leadership already. Bound for greatness.

Rugani will be a better defender.

You should watch some of Milan's game last season.

Wenger has said this morning that Chambo will go out on loan. With Jenko a crock it looks like Debuchy is staying put for now.

goon wrote:

Wenger has said this morning that Chambo will go out on loan. With Jenko a crock it looks like Debuchy is staying put for now.

You can't pick Debuchy on the Arsenal kit builder for whatever reason.

He's too shit. Nobody would want him on their kit.

what about his family and friends?

They'd rather Bellerin.

Did some digging and found this interesting and fairly lengthy interview with Mustafi. Comes across as a very level headed guy

http://www.dfb.de/en/news/detail/mustafi-im-concentrating-on-my-work-58939

EDIT: And another one - http://as.com/m/diarioas/2015/11/12/english/1447354588_960711.html

Is this guy actually that good?

Some of my Arsenal supporting friends say £35m is too much for the lad and despite having a good Euro's, he did not exactly set the world on fire at Valencia in a team that leaked in a lot of goals (I know that all can't be down to him).

Is his potential greater or less than Kos or a younger Per?

He's better than Kos was at that age. I think £35m makes neither Valencia nor Arsenal losers in this deal.

Sky stuck up this comparison chart of Mustafi and Mert earlier:

Looks promising.

Captain wrote:

£35 -> £45m is actually a massive gap...

Close to 30% premium so yes it is.

Clrnc wrote:

Savz wrote:

Romagnoli is one of the best defensive prospects to come out of Italy in years, this is not an outrageous fee.

Such elegance and leadership already. Bound for greatness.

Rugani will be a better defender.

You should watch some of Milan's game last season.

My be stereotyping but the Italian slow pace is very different to the English league and I'm not sure how well those guys would settle into a back 4 with the way we play, Wenger has never got an Italian CB and maybe there is a reason behind that.

Original price? Stones sold for a shitload, Mangala and David Luiz a few years back too. £35m for a 24 year old German international with the pedigree of Mustafi seems more than fair enough. I don't for a second think they were ever entertaining selling him at 25m.