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Mosquera has made 90 appearances for Valencia since making his debut in 2021 Valencia centre-back Cristhian Mosquera has agreed personal terms with Arsenal, with a move to the Premier League club getting closer. BBC Sport previously reported that Arsenal were in talks to sign the 21-year-old but now another element to the deal has been completed. The Gunners have been looking to add a young defender to their squad to compete with William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes. Mosquera can play at both centre-back and right-back and will fill the gap in the squad left by the departure of Takehiro Tomiyasu, who mutually agreed to terminate his contract. The Spain Under-21 international has made 90 appearances for Valencia and was a regular last season, playing the full match in 37 of the club's 38 La Liga games. Arsenal have been busy during this transfer window and have signed Martin Zubimendi from Real Socidead, Christian Norgaard from Brentford and Kepa Arrizabalaga from Chelsea. The Gunners are also close to completing a deal with Sporting for striker Viktor Gyokeres and are hoping to complete a deal inside the next 24 hours for 73. 5m euros (£63. 5m). Latest Arsenal news, analysis and fan views Get Arsenal news sent straight to your phone Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Archer strikes again as rampant England need three more wickets to win 'We've never seen a team do this to PSG' - how Chelsea won Club World Cup Sinner-Alcaraz rivalry 'a gift to our sport' Diogo Jota: A Tribute A classic Desert Island Discs chat with Ricky Gervais Step into the world of luxury holidays Investigating the rise of medical conspiracy theories 'We've never seen a team do this to PSG' - how Chelsea won Club World Cup 'A gift to our sport' - Sinner-Alcaraz rivalry takes tennis 'to next level' All you need to know about The Open 2025 'Needle between England and India sets up Lord's classic' Trump, Coldplay and red carpets - was this Super Bowl or soccer? England thrash Wales to seal quarter-final spot. Video England thrash Wales to seal quarter-final spot 'Harrington got ball rolling on gloriously golden Irish era' Four times more online abuse of Wimbledon players detected Sinner storms to first Wimbledon title against Alcaraz - highlights. Video Sinner storms to first Wimbledon title against Alcaraz - highlights Champion Lowry recalls incredible scenes as Open returns to Portrush Late Carse burst keeps England in contention on enthralling day four. Video Late Carse burst keeps England in contention on enthralling day four 'Lamine Yamal turns 18 and takes centre stage at Barcelona' 'Who would have expected that? ' - Swiatek triumphs on grass Sweden thrash Germany to take Group C top spot. Video Sweden thrash Germany to take Group C top spot Swiatek cruises to first Wimbledon title against Anisimova - highlights. Video Swiatek cruises to first Wimbledon title against Anisimova - highlights GB's Kartal joins Sabalenka & Anisimova in best shots of Wimbledon. Video GB's Kartal joins Sabalenka & Anisimova in best shots of Wimbledon 'Horror' drop, 'extraordinary' dismissal, 'ridiculous' catch. Video'Horror' drop, 'extraordinary' dismissal, 'ridiculous' catch Why are Forest set to take Palace's place in Europa League? The downfall of Brescia & potential rebirth in Serie C Diogo Jota: A tribute. Video Diogo Jota: A tribute Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.