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Arsenal confirm £40m capture of Jurrien Timber from Ajax, with the Dutch defender signing a five-year deal with the club as Gunners close in on £200m spending spree

Related Topics: Erik ten Hag, Kai Havertz, Arsenal

Arsenal have completed the signing of Jurrien Timber from Ajax for a fee of £40million.

The Dutchman becomes the Gunners second signing of the summer transfer window following the arrival of Kai Havertz from Chelsea last month.

Timber, 22, has signed a five-year deal with the club after Arsenal made a fresh bid for the defender last week. Their initial £30m bid for the defender had been turned down.

Ajax had been holding out for a deal closer to £50m for the 22-year-old but the player's desire to move to north London saw the two clubs reach an agreement.