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Arsenal defeated Tottenham at the signing of teenager defender William Saliba of St. Etienne for £ 27m, the day Real Madrid midfielder Dani Ceballos also joined the club.
Saliba, 18, has signed a five – year contract but will continue his development with the Ligue 1 club next season, before joining Arsenal in the summer of 2020.
The Spanish international Ceballos has signed a contract of one season.
The 22-year-old has played 56 times for Madrid since coming to Real Betis.
Unai Emery, head coach of the Gunners, said, "We are delighted to have Dani join us and he is a talented player with great technical abilities, creativity and precision."
Ceballos, crowned six times by his country, will wear the number eight jersey this season and could make his debut against Lyon in the Emirates Cup on Sunday.
The signing of Saliba is the culmination of the interest aroused since the autumn of 2018 and comes despite the late interest of Tottenham.
The return of the French junior international to Saint-Etienne next season was a non-negotiable condition of the deal.
"We are delighted that William is joining us," said Emery.
"Several teams wanted it but he decided to come and see us and be part of our future.
"He will stay in France next season for more experience.We hope he will join our group."
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