Christian Norgaard verdict Mikel Arteta will love delivered amid new Arsenal transfer update

New Brentford brag Keith Andrews has hailed Christian Norgaard arsenic a "top, apical quality being" up of his upcoming determination to Arsenal. The Gunners stay successful the precocious stages of securing a woody with the Bees for the Danish midfielder pursuing Thomas Partey's exit from the Emirates Stadium astatine the extremity of his contract.

The woody for Norgaard is expected to beryllium astir the £10million mark, which successful crook could beryllium to beryllium a shrewd concern considering his Premier League acquisition and the performances helium has delivered successful the apical formation since Brentford secured promoted backmost successful 2021. With Martin Zubimendi besides expected to implicit a determination to Arsenal from Real Sociedad, Norgaard and the Spain planetary fortify Mikel Arteta's midfield and besides springiness him much options this play arsenic Arsenal vie connected 4 fronts and look to triumph immoderate silverware.

While it is simply a transportation that volition payment Arsenal, it is 1 that volition wounded Brentford considering his captaincy duties and integral relation successful the mediate of the park. Ahead of Norgaard's transportation to Arsenal, Andrews waxed lyrical astir the 31-year-old, which Arteta and Arsenal volition love, erstwhile speaking astatine his unveiling aft replacing Thomas Frank astatine the helm.

“Christian has been a really, truly large subordinate for this shot club," stated Andrews. "I saw it first-hand past year, evidently chiefly from a set-piece capacity, however helium led, his qualities arsenic a footballer but, astir apt much importantly, arsenic a idiosyncratic I deliberation helium is simply a top, apical quality being. I truly judge that.

"Will it beryllium hard to emulate? Yeah, probably, but it's opportunities for others and I cognize we volition instrumentality the accidental successful the building."

Phil Giles, Brentford manager of football, was besides speaking astatine Andrews' archetypal property league and helium mentioned that Norgaard has "earned" his Arsenal determination arsenic helium delivered a caller transportation update.

"I deliberation it’s much apt than not," helium said connected the imaginable for the Denmark planetary leaving Brentford. "If helium ends up leaving past helium goes to a nine who person much opportunities than we bash and he’s earned it due to the fact that he’s been an unbelievable subordinate for us.

"Nothing is done arsenic it stands but it’s a beardown possibility."

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