Jurrien Timber, a defender from Ajax, has joined Arsenal for an amount in the sum of £38 million.
The Gunners will pay an initial cost of somewhat more than £34 million for the 22-year-old Dutch international on a five-year contract, with the remaining due in performance-related add-ons.
Timber, who emerged through the Ajax youth system and has made 160 senior games for the Eredivisie club, has passed his medical and finalized personal agreements before being announced.
The man from Holland has been a long-term priority for Arsenal, who have already signed Kai Havertz for £65 million, with a £105 million deal to recruit West Ham's Declan Rice apparently on the cards.
Timber has been acquired by Arsenal as a right-back, although he can also play center-back and has previously piqued the curiosity of Manchester United.
The defender has Fifteen appearances for the national team of Netherlands and played 4 of the five matches they played during last year's World Cup in Qatar, when they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by eventual winners Argentina.
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