According to Fabrizio Romano, Valencia’s Cristhian Mosquera will reject an offer of a new contract from his current club as he intends to join Arsenal this summer. His current deal has a year left to run, but he is keen to be a part of the Gunners’ project under Mikel Arteta.
Personal terms have already been agreed, so there’s no issue there, but a second official bid from Arsenal for his services is still to come after the initial one, amounting to €14million, was rejected by the La Liga side. Conversations between the two clubs continue in order for an agreement to be reached.
The 21-year-old defender has been at Valencia throughout his football journey so far, having risen through their academy ranks to make the senior squad in 2022. In 2024/25, he made a total of 41 appearances in all competitions, scoring just once as his team battled eventually to a 12th-place finish in the Spanish top flight.
🚨❤️🤍 Christian Mosquera’s plan remains clear: he wants to join Arsenal project despite new contract proposal from Valencia.
Full focus on negotiations with #AFC as personal terms are agreed and new bid will be needed after opening one for €14m, rejected. pic.twitter.com/Lo4JkEJcih
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 2, 2025
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