Arsenal have completed the signing of Southampton right-back Calum Chambers from Southampton in a £12million deal.
The 19-year-old young starlet has only made 23 first team appearances for Southampton but Arsenal have took a risk to sign the England U-19 player.
Chambers becomes the third player after Theo Walcott in 2006 and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in 2011 to swap the south coast for north London.
Chambers said: ‘I am so happy to be signing for Arsenal. They are a team I have much admired for their playing style, and a team who have been one of the top sides in Europe for many years. I’m looking forward to joining up with my new team-mates today and beginning preparation for the season ahead.
‘I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to everyone at Southampton FC for everything they have done for me and for making this move possible.’
He also took to Twitter to thank the Southampton fans for their support. He said: ‘I would like to take this opportunity to say thanks to everyone at @SouthamptonFC for everything they have done & for making this possible.’
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger added: ‘We are very pleased that Calum has agreed to join us. The way he adapted to the Premier League last season with Southampton at a young age shows that he has tremendous quality. He has a lot of the attributes that we look for in a young player and I am sure that he will do well with us.’
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