Overview
- Everton and Arsenal have confirmed the permanent signing of Christian Norgaard and the 32-year-old is expected to join David Moyes’ squad for the coming season.
- Hours after Arsenal’s 3-1 pre-season defeat to Real Betis in Dublin on Wednesday, Everton announced the deal on social media and Arsenal later confirmed the departure.
- Norgaard joined Arsenal last summer as an experienced successor to Jorginho but made only limited appearances during the club’s title-winning campaign.
- Arsenal are reported to be signing Newcastle’s Bruno Guimaraes as a direct replacement, with multiple outlets saying he is travelling for a medical ahead of a fee in the mid-£70 million range.
- The move gives Norgaard regular first-team prospects at Everton and clears space for Arsenal to bring in a high-profile midfield leader during a compressed transfer window.