Arsenal complete signing of Schalke full-back Sead Kolasinac on a free transfer.




Arsenal have confirmed the signing of Schalke left-back Sead Kolasinac on a free transfer.
The Bosnian attracted interest from top clubs in the Premier League and across Europe and was the subject of a failed bid from Chelsea in January. Manchester City, Liverpool, Everton, Juventus and AC Milan were all also keenly monitoring the defender.
But Arsene Wenger had been tracking the Bosnia and Herzegovina international for some time and the Gunners, after opening negotiations in April, staved off fierce competition to land their man on a 'long-term contract'.
born in Germany, has a German passport and represented the country from U18 to U20 level before switching his allegiance to Bosnia. He can also play at centre-back or as a defensive midfielder. 
He joins a group of Arsenal left-backs currently including Nacho Monreal and Kieran Gibbs, with the latter recently linked with a move away from the club.
The full-back is due to meet up with his new team-mates in July for the start of the club's pre-season programme. 
Arsenal broke the news of their first summer signing with a creative social media post, as they tweeted a list of nine Arsenal players signed by Wenger, with the first letter of each of their surnames ordered to spell out Kolasinac.
They then posted a video of a 10th player, which turned out to be Kolasinac, with the newest Gunner greeting fans by saying 'that's right, it's me. Come on Arsenal.' 

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