Arsenal agree £35m for central defender Shkodran Mustafi

Shkodran Mustafi [PHOTO: COURTESY]

Arsenal have agreed a fee of £35m with Valencia for central defender Shkodran Mustafi. Valencia had been reluctant to part with Mustafi but it seems the German has been allowed to leave for a huge fee second only to the £42m paid to Real Madrid for Mesut Ozil.

The signing came hours after Arsenal signed Deportivo de La Coruña’s Lucas Perez for £16.9million.

Deportivo de La Coruña’s Lucas Perez [PHOTO: COURTESY]

Mustafi began his career in the youth ranks of Hamburger SV and English club Everton, where he made one substitute appearance in two-and-a-half-years before leaving to Sampdoria in January 2012.

He signed a five-year deal at Valencia in August 2014.

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The German star made his full international debut against Poland on 13 May 2014, and was part of the German team which won the 2014 FIFA World Cup.