Arsenal sign Jakub Kiwior to further bolster squad for Premier League title run-in

The
English
top-flight
leaders
missed
out
on
Mykhaylo
Mudryk
earlier
in
the
window,
but
they
have
now
brought
in
Leandro
Trossard
and
Kiwior
this
month.

Poland
international
Kiwior
has
signed
a
“long-term
contract”
at
Emirates
Stadium,
the
club
said,
with
Arsenal
reported
to
have
paid
Spezia
£22million
(€25m).

“It’s
great
that
Jakub
is
joining
us,”
said
Mikel
Arteta.
“He’s
a
young
versatile
defender
who
has
shown
huge
potential
and
qualities
with
Spezia
in
Serie
A,
and
also
at
international
level
with
Poland.

“Jakub
is
a
player
who
will
give
us
strength
and
quality
to
our
defensive
unit.
We
welcome
Jakub
and
his
family
to
Arsenal
and
look
forward
to
working
with
him.”

Kiwior
still
had
two
and
a
half
years
to
run
on
his
deal
with
Spezia,
whom
he
made
43
appearances
for
after
joining
from
Slovakian
side
Zilina
in
August
2021.

He
featured
17
times
in
Serie
A
this
season
and
ranks
joint-third
for
blocks
(18)
and
fifth
for
clearances
(68)
among
all
defenders
in
the
division.

The
former
Anderlecht
youngster
also
started
all
four
of
Poland’s
matches
at
the
2022
World
Cup,
helping
his
side
to
clean
sheets
against
Mexico
and
Saudi
Arabia.

Kiwior
will
primarily
provide
cover
and
competition
for
Gabriel
Magalhaes,
who
has
played
every
minute
for
Arsenal
in
the
Premier
League
this
season.

The
new
signing
was
in
the
stands
at
Emirates
Stadium
on
Sunday
to
see
Arsenal
beat
Manchester
United,
maintaining
a
five-point
lead
over
Manchester
City
at
the
top
of
the
table.