Cristhian Mosquera is now flying out to Singapore to meet up with his new Arsenal team-mates and join the club's pre-season tour.

Despite having his move from Chelsea confirmed on Friday, Madueke has not been included in the 30-man travelling contingent. That is because he has not yet taken his obligatory three-week holiday having featured for the Blues at the Club World Cup just 12 days ago.

Arsenal have reportedly struck a verbal agreement with Valencia for centre-back Cristhian Mosquera to continue a summer of excessive spending. During a window relentlessly dominated by talk of which striker Arsenal are going to sign,

Arsenal agreed a deal with Valencia for Cristhian Mosquera almost ten days ago, but the transfer has yet to be officially announced. The 21-year-old defender travelled to London, and even gave a welcome interview.

Arsenal -bound Valencia defender Cristhian Mosquera "ticks all the boxes" for Mikel Arteta, and the 21-year-old has the potential to be a "big, big hit" in the Premier League, expert Charles Watts believes.