Finally a CB with a full beard at Arsenal.

The rest is a formality I guess? Great news if this gets done before the Liverpool game, to calm the fans more than anything else.

Not actually sure about him - not seen enough of him and youtube vids can be deceptive.

He's not the physical powerhouse I would have preferred but he's highly rated and a German international so I guess I'll go with it.

Which other players are similar to him?

We talking Ayala?

Ramos possibly?

Mustafi's agent: “Shkodran and Arsenal have agreed. Now all is needed is for the teams to agree on a transfer fee.”

Can he start on Sunday?

Doubt it, even if it's done tomorrow somehow and registered in time for the game, and it doesn't sound like it's that close, it'd still leave him with just a days training. Setting him up to have a nightmare debut.

I wouldn't even rush Kos back, need to trust Chambers/Holding in my opinion.

i think we're pushing to have him in the line-up, but its touch and go as he's missed all of preseason for valencia

glad this looks to be done though. i really couldnt hack watching us muddle along with gabby and per for another season

This won't be done until next week.

I'd imagine agreeing the fee would be the hardest part.

goon wrote:

Doubt it, even if it's done tomorrow somehow and registered in time for the game, and it doesn't sound like it's that close, it'd still leave him with just a days training. Setting him up to have a nightmare debut.

I wouldn't even rush Kos back, need to trust Chambers/Holding in my opinion.

I was only joking. I'd hold off on Kos too.

Tambourine Man wrote:

I'd imagine agreeing the fee would be the hardest part.

usually the buyer will give a an indicative offer when asking the selling club for permission to speak with a player, so the selling club knows theyre at least reasonably serious. i doubt we'd be that far off from agreeing a final fee

@lorddulaarsenal wrote:

Everton reject?

he was only a teenager tbf

Mustafi was thrown out by Moyes tbf. The man who said the jury is still out on Özil after his blistering start to last season.

Should have got Manolas.

Can't sign a player Roma won't sell.

Supposedly Barca have first option on Manolas with the Vermaelen loan deal. We should have done something similar with Szczesny.

I know a couple of you have raved about Mustafi previously, any chance you could give the run down on him? Seen a bit of him at the Euros and a few vids on YouTube and liked what I saw, but just how good is he? What we getting exactly?