Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta has commented on the transfer of Jorginho from Chelsea.
The 31-year-old Italian midfielder has signed a contract with the Gunners until the summer of 2024. The deal amounted to about 13.5 million euros.
Jorginho is a midfield player with intelligence, deep leadership skills and a huge amount of Premier League and international experience. Jorginho has won in his career but he still has the hunger and huge willingness to contribute here. We are so pleased to sign Jorginho and welcome him and his family to the club.
Mikel Arteta, quoted by Arsenal's website
Jorginho has taken the number 20 shirt at his new club. Arsenal have already begun selling kits with his surname on them.
Arsenal leads the EPL standings, five points ahead of nearest challengers Manchester City with a game in hand. Earlier, former Arsenal player Alexander Hleb in a conversation with Telecom Asia Sport said that the leadership of the Gunners in the EPL is not a surprise, but a result of the great work of Arteta and the club's management.