Arsenal have finally completed the signing of Jurrien Timber from Ajax.The 22-year-old centre-back, capable of playing also on the right-hand side of defence, has signed a five-year contract with the Gunners.The Arsenal family continues to grow ❤️ pic.twitter.com/VovE3Zt24J— Arsenal (@Arsenal) July 14, 2023 Arsenal had reached a full agreement with Ajax for a fee of €40million plus €5m in achievable add-ons.”It was because of my brothers,” Timber said on joining Arsenal. “They were always Arsenal fans, and I just loved seeing Arsenal play. They had big players, the way they played, the style. I just love the club.”I had this from a young age, but my brothers kind of put that in me. I liked watching Robin van Persie, of course, and Thierry Henry. They were my favourite players.Rice is finally agreed, Timber will arrive soon##EDITORS_CHOICE##”There are a couple of players [who have come here from Ajax], but there have been not a lot. So I think it’s special to be here as an Ajax player and it’s special that they notice you and they see me as the player I am.”I’m really excited, especially now I’m here. Everyone is so nice and you can see it’s a big club. I’m excited to play for this beautiful club, and I can’t wait to start, and to see the fans obviously in the stadium.”##NAJAVA_MECA_7370876##Timber will wear the No 12 while at Arsenal, with that number recently vacated by William Saliba’s switch to the No 2.
