Arsenal confirm signing of midfielder
Just as Red London hinted a few moments ago, Thomas Eisfeld is now an Arsenal player.
The Gunners have just confirmed the signing of the 19-year-old midfielder from Borussia Dortmund on a long-term contract.
Arsenal will have to pay around £400,000 in compensation for Eisfeld, who was out of contract next summer.
Eisfeld, can play in several positions and was part of Dortmund’s academy for seven years. He has captained Germany’s under-15 team.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger told the club’s official website:
“Thomas is a player we have liked for some time.” Wenger said “He is young but has proven to us that he can play, that he has the attitude and technical ability.”
“We’ve watched him closely this season, where he has excelled for Dortmund’s youth team.”
“He is young but has proven to us that he can play, that he has the attitude and technical ability to be a valuable addition to our squad.”
Eisfeld has scored six goals and produced the same number of assists in his 12 appearances for Borussia Dortmund’s Under-19s this season.
“It’s a real honour to be team-mates with the great players at Arsenal, and also training every day with players like Tomas Rosicky – who I grew up watching play at Dortmund.” Eisfeld said
“I will give it everything I have here and do my best to make the manager, players and fans happy.”
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Is this an acquisition 2 bolster the reserves or first team. All gooners want to see first team reinforcement but I don’t think we gona c it. Let’s hop he is another fabregas and not chamahk.
another kid .. brilliant!
Compensation for Mario Goetzé?
the ox is a kid wil is a kid and others
This doesn’t seem to be either a big risk nor does it offer any immediate help with our needs. It is a long term hope and Wenger has a good record with these moves.
Welcome. Thomas, you have come to the club where you stand the best chance of developing to be the best that you can be.
all we need is first class player not the Rios, Ox and Wat that we have already
world class players were arshavin,reyes that is not working for arsenal,
Is good sign but live him for he start playing in the first team
To the three dolts (at the time of writing ) who have given the thumbs down … how does this help the first team? Aren’t we full of talented English teenagers after 15 years of Wenger? What we need is what we cannot produce or discover .. and another kid isn’t it. We need a fully rounded player who can contribute now. Not a Chelsea reject, a French teenager, a financially expedient year long interest in an Asian foundling as it aids Arsenals marketisation of the SE Asian football consumer blah, blah. How about bringing through a handful of the 15 year AW gestation of the English generation and or buying proven quality from wherever on the globe of what we lack? Wenger is twat of the first order. All the AKB Kool aid drones want gassing.