Jurrien Timber is the new Arsenal star, all that remains is the answers to the medical tests and the finalization of personal details in the next few hours. Ajax and Arsenal have agreed on the sum of €40 million plus bonuses.
Arsenal Signings
Arsenal is determined to win everything next year. After formalizing the purchase of the English national and West Ham midfielder Declan Rice, they reached an agreement with Timber. These two will be key players in the Gunners team. Talented midfielder Declan Rice comes off the back of winning the UEFA Europa Conference League with West Ham. This was the second European trophy for the Hammers. They won the European Cup Winners Cup in 1965, and the UEFA Europa Conference League in 2023. West Ham United won 1-2 against Fiorentina and Declan Rice excelled in the final.
Jurrien Timber stats
Jurrien Timber is a very talented player and promising player for the Dutch national team, now also for Arsenal. In the last season in the Dutch Eredivisie, Timber made 32 appearances. He played a total of 3074 minutes, 96 minutes per game. He made 26 shots, of which 9 were on target and 12 off target. Blocked shots were 5. Timber scored 2 goals and was fouled 35 times. He also provided 2 assists. In the 2022/2023 season, Timber has 2588 passes. Among them, 2380 are completed, so 92% are completed passes. This shows a lot about the accuracy of Jurrien Timber’s feet. Regarding discipline, he has 3 yellow cards this season and has committed 35 fouls. As for the UEFA Champions League, Timber has only 6 appearances and has completed 395 passes out of 420 in total. This shows even more about Timber’s technique with 94% completed passes.
Timber and Arsenal
Together with Martin Ødegaard, Bukayo Saka, and Gabriel Jesus, Timber is expected to create harmony on the field with these players. Combining speed and technique, Arsenal will be very dangerous in the offensive department. Not to forget Leandro Trossard, the talented Belgian who was bought in the winter transfer market from Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta praised Trossard. He said exactly this: “He is a versatile player with high technical ability, intelligence, and a great deal of experience in the Premier League and at the international level.”
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