Guendouzi has joined from French second tier side Lorient, signing for the ‘Gunners’ for an undisclosed fee that is rumoured to be in the region of £8m.
The Frenchman plays in midfield, and started off at the Paris Saint-Germain academy before moving to the Lorient youth set-up. He has represented France at U18, U19 and U20 level, and made his first-team debut for Lorient in 2016, at the age of 17.
“We are delighted Matteo is joining us,” head coach Unai Emery said of the deal. “He is a talented young player and a lot of clubs were interested in him.”
“He has big potential and gained good first-team experience last season with Lorient. He wants to learn and improve and will be an important part of our first-team squad.”
The player himself expressed his pride at joining the English side. “Arsenal have always been the team closest to my heart,” he claimed. “And a side I’ve wanted to join since I was a child. It gives me great pride – it’s incredible.”
“I hope I can do great things here. It doesn’t get any better than coming to a club like this, with so much history, like Arsenal. I’m hugely proud.”