Rio Ferdinand believes that Arsenal have made the ‘signing of the summer’ with their £34million deal for Christos Tzolis.
Having won their first Premier League title in 22 years, the Gunners did not rest on their laurels over the summer transfer window, spending almost £200m on five new signings.
Piero Hincapie’s move from Bayer Leverkusen was made permanent, with Ezri Konsa arriving from Aston Villa to add more depth across the defensive line.
Illan Meslier arrived as a third-choice goalkeeper from Leeds United, while Mikel Arteta’s side spent £75m on their marquee summer signing: Newcaste United midfielder Bruno Guimaraes.
While Arsenal failed in their pursuit of Vinicius Jnior on the left wing, the Gunners did sign Tzolis from Club Brugge to replace the outgoing Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Martinelli.
The Greek winger enjoyed an impressive league debut against Coventry City, and former Manchester United defender Ferdinand believes the 24-year-old could prove one of the best deals of the summer.
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“Who is the best signing of the transfer window? From what I’ve seen so far, I’m going to go for Tzolis,” Ferdinand said on his YouTube channel (via Metro).
“For the price you got him for, £35m, from what I’ve seen, jinky little winger, great vision, making good decisions in the final third.
“I think, great bit of business done by the recruitment team at Arsenal.
“I’m going to go early, I’m going to say he’s going to be my signing of the season, as in terms of value, and in terms of what he does.”
On the rest of Arsenal’s transfer window, Ferdinand said: ‘They’ve spent big and I think they’ve spent brilliantly well.
“I think they’ve strengthened, they’ve looked stronger, they’ve bought more physicality, and a little bit of guile with Tzolis coming in the winger, who’s already looked really, really sharp and really bright, and looks a great sign at the price that he came in, which is a snip in today’s market.
“You’ve got Ezri Konza, top player, top centre-half, reliable, will play many games and will never let him down.
“And Bruno Guimaraes is a fantastic midfielder, who I think is a great signing for them, in terms of the mix that they needed, the type of player they needed, I think Bruno is a perfect signing for them.”
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