{"id":1768,"date":"2026-08-21T10:49:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T10:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/footballars.xyz\/?p=1768"},"modified":"2026-08-21T10:49:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T10:49:58","slug":"ezri-konsa-arsenal-complete-51m-deal-for-aston-villa-and-england-defender-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/footballars.xyz\/?p=1768","title":{"rendered":"Ezri Konsa: Arsenal complete \u00a351m deal for Aston Villa and England defender | Football News"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Arsenal have completed the \u00a351m deal to sign defender Ezri Konsa from Aston Villa.<\/p>\n

The England international has signed a four-year contract with the option of an additional 12 months after passing his medical, with only official confirmation of the deal remaining.<\/p>\n

The 28-year-old could now make his Arsenal debut against his old club at Villa Park in the Monday Night Football <\/em>on August 31, live on Sky Sports<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Konsa has become Arsenal’s fifth major summer signing after Piero Hincapie<\/strong> joined permanently from Bayer Leverkusen and the arrivals of Illan Meslier, Christos Tzolis<\/strong> and Bruno Guimaraes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Konsa’s arrival comes after the Premier League champions were looking for a new defender with William Saliba<\/strong> out for an extended period of time, while Jurrien Timber <\/strong>remains sidelined with a long-term groin problem.<\/p>\n

Villa had initially held out for \u00a360m, with Arsenal hoping to pay much less, but the two clubs found a compromise on Thursday to strike a deal for the former Brentford defender.<\/p>\n

Arsenal also looked into a potential move for Bayer Leverkusen’s Jarell Quansah<\/strong> but have chosen to sign his England team-mate Konsa. Both players have a similar profile and can play at right-back and centre-back.<\/p>\n

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Analysis: Konsa is a perfect Arteta player – here’s why<\/h3>\n

Sky Sports’ Sam Blitz<\/strong>:<\/em><\/p>\n

If there’s one thing you need to know about Mikel Arteta, it’s that he loves players that win duels. Nobody was better at it than Ezri Konsa last season.<\/p>\n

He won more duels on the ground than any other Premier League player last season – finishing quite some distance ahead of his nearest challengers Virgil van Dijk and Gabriel – his new team-mate.<\/p>\n

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With both Saliba and Timber out injured, Arsenal were in need of a player who can cover both right-back and centre-back roles.<\/p>\n

The Gunners do have Cristhian Mosquera and Ben White as cover in those roles – and both performed well in the Community Shield win over Manchester City – but the latter has a lengthy injury record over the last two seasons.<\/p>\n

Arsenal also saw the importance of having good depth at right-back when Mosquera was forced to start the Champions League final with PSG out of position – with the young Spaniard conceding a penalty.<\/p>\n

Now a move for Konsa has been completed, Arsenal have filled an important part of their team – and would be very close to completing their transfer window from an incomings point of view.<\/p>\n

Can they find the forward player they have been looking for?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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