Look at Nacho Monreal in Arsenal shirt (PICTURE)
Nacho Monreal has now made the finishing touches to his Arsenal transfer and put pen to paper on a five-year contract with the club.
The Spanish international may only be a left-back back, but being the Gunners’ solitary signing of the January transfer window means he will receive a rousing welcome to north London.
Monreal completed his photo shoot in Arsenal’s colours on Friday morning and here is the 26-year-old in the red and white.
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Three minutes after the January transfer window closed, Arsenal finally announced the deal to sign the Malaga left-back and first to laud the new arrival was Arsene Wenger.
“We are delighted that Nacho Monreal has agreed to join us. We have been monitoring him for some time now and are really pleased that we’ve been able to agree this move today.” the Arsenal boss said
“Monreal is a strong left-sided defender with good experience at both club and international level. He is a technically gifted player, a good crosser in the final third and strong in the air. Monreal will add quality to our squad and of course, to our defensive unit. We all look forward to him playing for us.” he added
Vry vry luvly buy Arsen wenger, bt I expected u 2 buy @ list a striker bcos Olivie is nt consistent. We seriously nd a sharp striker…. All d same Gunners??????
Dat is gud.U ar wlcm.Gunners 4lf
Monreal better than seing that Brazilian clown called Santos. Infact i begin to doubt if that clown than wear Number 11 jersey is from Brazil
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I luv wengers dicision to buy a left back,he would have done same for a striker. Up gunners.
Nacho you are welcome,gunners 4lyf.
The good signing
welcome nacho n hit the ground running like santi!
Becoming an Arsenal fan makes you to undergo alot of stress how foolish is wenger
Evance, u ar nt serious. Wenger is by far the best manager ever.It seem u ar nt real football fan coz football is full of lost and victory
u ar as foolish as him,fr protecting wenger frm fr his unfrgvable sin,he has sinned against arsenal fc and the fans,
That’s a good signing but am worry of champions league tied.
U are welcum 2 peaceful land ad we needs ur great performance…I wis u best of luck!.Up Gunnerz
Well,good signing. Signing natural defensive midfield could have made arsenal more stronger.
Good signing, but a defensive midfielder and a sharp striker would have made us stronger..
well don mr.wenger but u would try to buy one more creative midfielder to help us dominate possession.
gud sgning but we need a strong DM 2 cover our defence
I lyk d player bt we deserve mre 4rm d transfer windon
Arsenal is very poor in transfers signings!,it talks too much to signing players but completes list. Lets op he wont be another santos.
Wenger hs sturbornly refused 2 buy a natural DM n a proven striker! Buyin a left back is good bt he also should’ve bought a DM n a striker. Why is dis man bent on constantly causin we arsenal fans pain?
You all miss the point we don’t need a striker
Or defensive midfielder we needed a left back so it is a good signing but we also
Needed chris samba big mistake not getting
a centre back
arsen wenger is most foolish manager i ever know,how did he sure we can rish to 4 wit our current form,if not bcos of Gibbs injury,dat mean he wouldnt sign any player,dats idiot of him,nd he make me sad,nd i will never like him again,if arsenal didnt make top 4,den i request 4 his sack,wat a foollllllllllllllllllllll manager,he will nw trow bottle ok ground,am afraid we will make top 4.
@Salami .
it is not by force u should support arsenal. Man shit, manure etc are there. if u are arsenal supporter, you will believe in their ideas and philosophy. You will not know the value of what u have until you lost it. Sack wenger and let the another manager copntinue withthe same cash made available,then we shall see.
This looks like they took Pers body and put Nachos head on it.
All of you forgot to thank God and also Kieran Gibbs that he got injured on the last match before the end of the window. God knows if it was 24hours later how we’d have to rely on Santos for another 6 months at least. And when Gibbs is back he’ll be “like a new signing”.
A gud buy, but at the same time a goodbye from wenger at tge end of the season. I hope so.
Never heard of him before!wenger you have just dug your own grave,we are coming for u if we don’t finish in top 4!
Hope he is good
Hmmm, what a stingging manager we have @ arsenal, how would a team play without standby 4? Dis man has turn d team to a family bussines. Dis searious, a lot still need to be done in d team. Monreal, nice signing as a defender but more players are needed. Thanks. Always a gunners.
WHAT A SIGNING! HOPE WILL ADD STEEL TO OUR BACK LINE.UP GUNNERS!
after being give £32million to go and buy you only use £8.3million,where is the remainder going to?(your pocket i guess so!)please sack that fucking and senseless old idiot,let it get go to real!hw foolish are you?!answer me!!!
You have forgetten pretty quickly that we just finished paying off the stadium we’re in, although he’s got money to spend, do you think he should spend it just for the sake of spending?
I think he’s doing OK by bagging him all the time it’s not going to do the team any good,we should always be supportive and support the colors we love, that’s the only way we will get there.
Have a look at Liverpool, how long has it been since they won the league, long time, but they turn up every game and sing their club song and support their team.
So all of you outthere, who are negative and put the team down you won’t see the sunshine till the clowds clear up.
ALWAYS A GUNNER
Arsene Wenger is most foolishiest person on earth, I tink he shld b sack before march bcos arsenal Is not goin to make the top 4. How can a manager knows he’s team ar nt good to beat the likes of Chelsea,man u,mancity.Liverpool,and still refuse to buy a player. Fuck ur father Wenger
Wenger u should have added villa in d rank
wenger is d most foolishest man i hv ever see in my entire life,he don,t care abt d fans,he only care about his 1percent share he has in arsenal.is bcus his not married fr his entire life,dats y he don,t knw anything about happiness.he will die on duty soon,motherfuckr,we will be a gunner and always a gunner,whether he lik it not.idiot.
Wenger has no share in arsenal and wenger is married with a kid. I dont think you are an arsenal fan. All we need do now is to pair metersaka and koshieny and play vamalaen as DM. With that d defence will be solid. Arsenal will make the big four
Welcome Nacho but noDM no top 4
Anything to push that Brazilian out of Arsenal is OK with me. My problem is Wenger just love acting under pressure. Why this late hour to fix what is bad even to a blind man?
Welcome to the beutifull land nacho u are welcome. And make a great paformances. In arsene wenger we trust,.
Who is a fool?a fool is a person who doesn’t knw he or she is a fool,wenger ur a foolish fool..get ready 4us if we dnt end top4.
Great, we will get those Malaga players one-by-one. Welcome NM.
Our defence has no cover,DM.why loan out Fringpong?we all knw that Ramsey,Arteta n even Diaby re better up front,welcome Monreal,but wre is ur cover..?
i dont care about monreal all i care for is top 4 an d Fa cup at lease for now,if not danm u wenger old rag…
Sorry fans wenger is now a marketer and no longer a coach. He has lost all his coaching technics.
not only a marketr but also an economist. he better retire and do his business at home
gud replacement 4 gibbs.i hope is nt lyk santos..but i could hve appreciate to see a natural DM.at arsenal dan leftback player.i wish him best of luck
lvu to see a play like nacho monreal u are welcome to d emirat, u gunner 4life
I feel sorry for Gibbs,Nacho is sure to take his place as starting LB even when he’ll be fit ..
It is a must signing, if Santos have been impressive or Gibbs did not had injury, he couldn’t have sign the left full back. We are lacking a good defensive midfielder and because he do not want to sideline diaby he refused to go into the market. So wenger’s signing the player he sign, it has become a must.
Why don’t you give this man a credit. Is there any other coach better than him? Do you have an answer to arsenal, s problem. Be the fans; he’s the coach.
i think.u ar his type of human,but if he don,t change fr his selfishness and stubborness,u can never change too.gving credit my foot.go kiss him,is ur old monk.
Arsene wenger must change dis bad character he is putting up @ arsenal. Wat has even went wrong with him, even d smallest child as an arsenal fan knows wat is wrong with d squad y cnt he just put a stop dat. we need a vibrant DM like song again, arsene wenger b warned ur days are numbered @ arsenal.
ALWAYS A GUNNER
he is heartless!! don,t u see his face?is a beast.he doesn,t want to spend but he want to win all matches and trophies,hv u seen dis type of selfishman b4?when he loose 6games consecutively he will tel the press,am waiting fr d transfer market to open,but wen won 1 out of 7matches he will change his mind.i hv never seeing dis type of moron in my entire life.
Hw i wish Giroud, Ramsy, Sagna, Diaby n Materseka to b out 4 3 mnth may b dat could hv force wenger 2 opt 4 attackers, DM n 2 defenders. Never d less Monreal z a good signing
I never see the man on pitch before but i hope is a good defender. at least we have signed one, but is he a top top quality player wenger meant? i dont think! wenger go to hell!
u look nice in the arsenal kit.welcome boy, to the firing lines.
You are welcome to the club where only the ‘working class’ afford football tickets
Looks like Mertesacker with a new head
thank you coach for this problem thank you for that okay and we need more please coach we need more in next year okay
let hope dat wenger will do great dis season after buy a gud left back.up gunners
Welcom Nacho,wishing u success with us welcom.
I tnk God 4 d last minuit signing, i wil d him gudluck, gunners 4reva weda wenger likes it or nt. Up gunners….
Fellow gunners let us support WENGER.Why do u pple become unneccessarilly angry over issue have no power 2 influence.?
Wenger dis is ur problem.man u won us 8-2. U bought 4players.i dnt kno y liverpool dint win us so u will buy d guys u listed.so u kno santos is nt gud dat is y u bought leftback bcos gibbs is injured.i pray we finish in 4th.up gunners
what if Gibbs was injured after the window closed!
He wasn’t ready to buy anyboby, had it been that gibbs wasn’t injured, he is not going to sign any player. I waa expecting a new DM if not a center forward. Anyway, lets b positive.
looks edible,like noodles.
What has a defender has to do with a cover up for wilshere and santi who goes forward for an attarck?,why dint he buy Mohammed diame,villa?nonsense manager.
Am nt happy ator with just 1 signin y nt sign 4 join,he 4 make it 2 sign.
Monreal is a nice player bt he shud have sign villa to boost up our striking position bt No Villa No Diame, we need another manager he shuld go if not we shall continue to stay trophiless. Up Gunners
Gud sining let see wt he iz made of nt dat mad man caled santos
Welcome on board Nacho Monreal,his is our home,you must be a full tym member to adapt. Feel at home anyway.
wenger shoul honorably retire from arsenal to save the club he is the stubling block to progress.
Its §ǿ obvious that we were not going tƠ̴̴̴̴͡ buy until gibbs got injured.i just hope he is mentally Ãήϑ physically prepared for the premier league anyways thank you for chosing arsenal. Welcome to the home of football
is this per materserker younger brother.hahahaha.well i hope he pushs santos out
In Wenger I trust. Theo and Giroud have just started scoring goals at the right time. Ramsey is proving to be our new Flamini and having soughted our left back position, we should be more compact.
I believe that we just need to perform like we did against Liverpool and we will be contenders for top 3, and next season we will be dangerous.
Wat a stupid manager nd board we hav @ arsenal.. Who dosn’t care 4 wat their fan are calling 4,, all wat they wnt s d money,,nd gvin us stupid stories,, if wenger were 2 buy players,,we would buy all d best players in d world bcoz all of dem re on wengers pursuits by refuse 2 buy any among dem,, our prblm s alredy knw,, only a foolish 1 will say he can’t figure what s our problem,, bt nw we hav nothn 2 do,, let jst hav d faith nd trust d players nt dat motherfuckin coach,, bcoz he s d cause od all wat s happennin nw @ d team,,,gr8 advce 2 d board,, if u wsh arsenal 2 progress,,, beta sack dis stupid old rag,, coz we fan re fed up wit his attitude,,nd characterz,, as 1 of ma frnds say he refuses 2 sign a DM coz he didn’t wnt 2 sideline dat stupid lazy player of his ( diaby),, let him nd diaby go 2 hell,,,I pray let wenger die if he wil nt be sack @ arsenal coz he s jst givn us( fans) pain..welldne nacho wshn u best of luck,,@ our team,,,, gunnerz 4 lyf,,,, fuck d fuckin motherfucker @ arsen wenger
I am at per with u man though still the solution for this lies with Mr. Wenger. they’ve got Nacho, forcing him to sign 5 yrs deal worth 55,000 pounds a week. what Wenger is facing at some points in the Board’s policy on players’ salaries. u can’t get better players currently to be paid less salaries while there are green pastures elsewhere.. salary limit is the first problem at Arsenal, then I concur with u elbash that isWenger doesn’t knw the problem his squad is facing? a Striker and a Defensive Midfielder? mr Wenger is starting to make us blv in impossibilities… Ramsey? a DM? real? this is insult… can u go head-to-head with Buyern Munich wth the likes of Bastian, Kroos, Martinez in midfield and expect u’ll win the battle using Ramsey, Diaby? this insult.. Sagna is nw failing to deliver… why not to tell him… every cross is obviously broked and repeating the same.. ooooh perhaps Nacho will deliver on the left flank…. best of luck Nacho
Those of You abusing arsene wenger needs brain reconsturction. We arent the only team that failed tƠ̴̴̴̴͡ land their top targets Ãήϑ even if we finish outside the top four,it will make us a better team since some reinforcements will be made.monreal welcome tƠ̴̴̴̴͡ the home of football Ãήϑ hope you give your very best tƠ̴̴̴̴͡ repay the faith wenger have in you tƠ̴̴̴̴͡ bring stability tƠ̴̴̴̴͡ our left side of defence. COYG !!!!!!!!!
it is such adisgrace that we sign only one player, pliz can somebody tell wenger in his face that his time in arsenal to me is long overdue for lacks the moral intergrity to run a club 8 seasons minus a trophy excuse me.
im xo disapoint in wenger, stan kreonke nd gazidis those guys cn neva gv us d desired result if they cntinue like y only left bak wen our main problem is DM .evrybody is busy buyin 3 or mre even wen they is no nid bt ours is just one nd very cheap im so sad .WISH AFC D BEST
Great signing, but the photo is a fake!!!!!
Lol , as i read comments here , i wonder , how many of you fans that are critizing Arsene ,were supporters before 1998 ? Not many i presume ! Arsenal FC are the most annoying club to support , that is true . but as a supporter and gooner for life from the age of 5 years old , im so disappointed at so called fans who critisize what the club stands for , their philosophy and their desire to stick to that philosophy . Yes , i understand that sometimes , the way the club is run is more than questionable , but , win…lose or draw , CL football or not , relegation or champions and even if we dont win a trophy this year , i will never stop supporting my team and “fans” who critisize are just looking for a way to vent frustrations. Nacho Monreal is far from a marquee signing , but he is a good one ! We missed out on a forward and DM which we did need , but its not the end of the world that we didnt get them! So be a true gooner that most of u say u are and support the team when they arent at their best ! because thats when the team needs your support the most ! Its bloody easy to support a winning team , thats why Mancs are such smug twats but it takes true character and courage to support a team that arent in the best shape ! Get behind Arsenal FC !!! thats what TRUE supporters do ! no matter WHAT !!!
I agree with you sagooner, what you say is true, not many of these so called supporters know what pre 98 days were like, when we were tagged as good old boring Arsenal we used either draw or win 1-0, ever since Wenger arrived we’ve been playing very attractive one touch football which the rest of the world admired, what this guy has given to this club can not be measured with money.
OK has has lost his way a little bit lately, but that is never a reason for us to sharpen our knives, and go after his head.
We are one of the best clubs in the world, don’t forget this people,Wenger will go someonelse will replace him, and maybe successful maybe not, so we’re going to go after him as well.
People get behind your team, and support them unconditionally.
Water goes, sand stays, name in front of the jumper is always bigger then the name on the back.
Be proud, be a gunner
According to what i’ve heard, he’s a good signing. Arsenal enquored about his availability when we signed Carzola but malaga refused to let him go.
Sack Wenger and you’ll realise how invaluable he is to the club. The man turned down R. Madrid to remain here even though we can’t meet their wages and he has a better chance of more success there than here. We need him more than he needs us. I believe and support this team and the coaching crew; if you find that too difficult to do, mova you allegiance to chels…. You dont’t know what you wosh for. Shalom
Tanks a lot winger.bt we rili rili need alex song replacemnt.pls pls and pls.help us
A.W u r the most tactical economist on dis planning earth,wat a late subtle move,i knw u would hav signed more but no good quality sign dis january bcos most clubs refuse to sell sm high dia prices n most of d good targets are already in champions league..so d buy wil continue next season….
Monreal!!! WENGER ALWAYS FOUND A WAY TO MAK ME LAUGH
Today we are all on santos neck. I remember when he came newly and when he scores those goals esp d leveller against chelsea! All of u were like wow…. Today u want his head on a plate. Well done arsenal fans, dat’s exactly how to get a player to his best…. Against liverpool, he wasn’t so bad. Yes match rusty but can’t be crucified for d goals. D defence was in total shambles before santos entered. Don’t remove his head. We know he’s talented. Let’s help him get back to fitness rather than escort him to d slaughter house of english press…. Same goes for sagna.
Santos was awful against Liverpool. At fault for their second goal and almost cost us a point with abysmal attempt at defending in the last minute. The guy is a huge liability at left back. He could play further forward though and is probably more effective than Arshavin
D team is down and it needs ur total suport as fan, buying one player, is it not gud dan not buying. All wenger critics shud wait nd see wat hapend wen d man is no more there. Happy gunners happy day.
Until arsen is amerchant not afoot baller,he didn’t understand the pain of the funs!!!
Wat A̶̲̥̅ folish coach
Nice signing from wenger
he is a very good buy for us, but we are in short of a striker and a natural defensive midfielder.
I luv the move
I expected two new players this winter; a defensive midfielder or a center back and a striker. What made Wenger to wait until the last minute to think of signing new players. I am disappointed with the way he does business. Qualifying for CL is not good enough for a big club like Arsenal. We need trophies now. If he can not take Arsenal to the next level let him step aside.
Welcome 2 d emirates nacho.convinced d@ u r a gud playa n hz come 2 support d arsenal project.fellow fans,lets 4 1ce appreciate mr AW’s e4t in turning tins around.now,sme of us haz turn round 2 praise d improvement of ramsey in d last few matches as we no longa remember him as a flop.stop d criticisms jare…. Up up up gunners
Better sign one than none. No need to keep santos, let wenger offload that flop.
I think the decision to sign monreal was very intelligent..I dont think we need a striker or defensive midfielder. Give time to Ramsey and Couqelion, They will come good . What were fabregas,nasri? Dint they came up.. I really think ramsey and couqelin will come good .. Arteta is an average on defensive role.. I think seeing offensive attack average defending for now is not a problem.. Guyz we love Arsenal and we have to be behind our manager too.. I know trophy drought hurts us but give some time we will dominate again.. May be next season definitely we will be agian champions.. I dont think Arsene(if he stays) will never let anyone go from our good players… Gunner forever…………
Jesus Christ this comments section is just spastic central isn’t it? Can you be made to pass a basic spelling test before being allowed to post?
Why do you require spell checker? I think I have made a spelling mistake in Couqelin name.. Rest of the text spelling looks fine..Can you please let me know where I have gone wrong . So that i can improve my spelling techniques..
U’re highly appreciate in our white an red jersey
Mr wenger y nt buy a DM n david villa u want t buy in additn t nacho our club would av been d most strongest team 4 n bt anyway i welcm nacho t dis great club.
Arsen wenger getting the replacement of keran gibbs is not the major problem gunners, you could find a good depensive midfielder for arteta.
Nacho Nacho Man, you’ve got to be a Nacho Man!
Babaijebu on point
I think monreal is good for arsenal
wenger proves to be a good coach at the end of the transfer window
we’re so pleased wz nacho but gibs h/been so talented ed da fact dat nacho is cuptied we’ll miss him in ucl
Nacho transfer is a long awaited thing that wenger shld have done. Arsenal needed more than a left back. Arsenal needs a defensive midfielder and one aggressive experienced striker. Nacho is just one of the three players that wenger needed, but he wested the window transfer period.
Bringing monreal to emerate will help us to progress in the absence of gibbs and make inexprience brazilian santos who refuse not to improve
Wenger nid more.fans r tired
A gud signing…am glad he knows how to cross very well,smtin we have been lacking dz season…always a gunner
Good plan mr Wenger keep it up.
Thank GOD arsene wenger has sign a new left back we shd jubilet yet becoz we don’t no hw good is he becoiz we don’t want another flop player like santos which call himself a nonsense n funney samba player
Good signing for arsenal but add a dfsivemidfder, Up gunners.
Wenger,u wont achieve anything in yr remaing arsenal carrier as a manager!.dont u feal ashamed of not wining anything in 8 yrs for the club!,u & yr bosses are gready we’re tired of u. Arsenal ticket holders there,do something otherwise things will remain like this as long as they’re getting a lot of money from us.our ticket is the expensive one in the world of football.,but we dont win anything for 8 yrs!,how patience are we?.GOD HELP MY “ARSENAL”.
I love monreal arsenal 4 real
Oh my god my hart is always craying why order are happy.becouse of arsen wenger may him not have peac and joy again in his life ,arsen wenger was de only oyibo dat i no dat like money not good name like a blackman on earth may god in heave punish his generation fool like him idiot animal
Gud signing 4 Arsene wenger Nacho u ar welcom 2 arsenal. See u against stoke on saturday
Arsena 4 life
Good arsenal
Well come nacho monreal which No of jersey did wenger give him ? Will stil need striker
welcom
Enough of all these grammaticides!
nobody can be as bad as santos
Welcome nacho in our team
Diaby and Sagna should have got injured for good measure. That would’ve been the perfect closure to the window. Heart wrenching to see the PL’s best RB Sagna slowly degrading week after week. No positional sense, lack of a Song-esque player to fill in at defence (anyone recalls?) when he’s way up on the byline, absolutely no pace left in him, and can’t put in a single cross for crying out loud. The less said about Diaby the better. Magic and mayhem all mixed into one glass-blown of a body. We lack a leader, but I starts at the top, and that lack of leadership is from Arsene. If you all see it clearly.
i think werger really try 4 signing a left back 4 ours
Some of the spelling is horribly, terribly, baaaad.