{"id":81454,"date":"2025-07-22T10:37:54","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T14:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=81454"},"modified":"2025-07-22T10:37:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T14:37:54","slug":"cristhian-mosquera-joins-arsenal-in-singapore-ahead-of-pre-season-match-against-ac-milan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/cristhian-mosquera-joins-arsenal-in-singapore-ahead-of-pre-season-match-against-ac-milan\/81454\/","title":{"rendered":"Cristhian Mosquera joins Arsenal in Singapore ahead of pre-season match against AC Milan"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-72\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"2631e317-b08e-4c15-96a6-d0e3f52f8979\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words dark\">\n<p data-start=\"312\" data-end=\"622\">Arsenal just got a much-needed boost in their pre-season tour as young defender Cristhian Mosquera is now on his way to Singapore to join the rest of the team. The 21-year-old is expected to meet up with manager Mikel Arteta\u2019s squad ahead of their friendly game against AC Milan this Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"624\" data-end=\"1012\">While the club hasn\u2019t officially announced the signing yet, it\u2019s pretty clear that everything is almost done. Mosquera has already said goodbye to his old club, Valencia, and has been given the green light to travel and join the Arsenal team. Reports, including those from BBC Sport, say that the deal is nearly completed and it\u2019s only a matter of time before it becomes official.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1014\" data-end=\"1285\">This is great news for Arsenal, especially since one of their other new signings, Noni Madueke, won\u2019t be able to join the squad right away due to Club World Cup duties. Mosquera\u2019s arrival gives the team more strength at the back, which they need right now.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1287\" data-end=\"1600\">Last season, the Spain U21 international was a regular starter for Valencia in La Liga, barely missing a minute. His strong performances, consistent fitness, and calm defending have impressed many. For a team like Arsenal that\u2019s looking to tighten up its defence, he could be a valuable addition.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1602\" data-end=\"1968\">And Mosquera\u2019s not coming alone. Arsenal\u2019s summer signings are starting to pile in. Kepa Arrizabalaga, Martin Zubimendi, and Christian Norgaard have also made the trip to Singapore and are training with the team. There are also talks going on to bring in Sporting\u2019s striker Viktor Gyokeres, which shows Arsenal is not done strengthening their squad.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1970\" data-end=\"2350\">Mosquera is a smart signing because he\u2019s not only a solid centre-back, but he can also play at right-back. That versatility is going to help a lot, especially since Takehiro Tomiyasu is out of the squad for now. With William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes still holding down the core of the defence, having more competition will only improve the team\u2019s backline.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2352\" data-end=\"2685\">Arsenal has a packed schedule on this Asia tour. After facing AC Milan on Wednesday, they go up against Newcastle on Sunday, both games taking place at Singapore\u2019s National Stadium. Then, the team will fly to Hong Kong for a huge pre-season match against Tottenham, before finally heading back to London.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2687\" data-end=\"2893\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">With fresh new faces arriving, especially Mosquera, Arsenal\u2019s pre-season preparations are shaping up well. And fans will be eager to see how this new defensive addition performs in the red and white jersey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal just got a much-needed boost in their pre-season tour as young defender Cristhian Mosquera is now on his way\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":81455,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[184],"tags":[3034],"class_list":["post-81454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soccer","tag-arsenal"],"reading_time":"3 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81454"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81454\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}