Arsenal have completed the signing of winger Christos Tzolis from Club Brugge. The Greece international has joined on a long-term deal, with Arsenal not specifying the exact length of his contract, after the Belgian club accepted an offer in the region of �34million for his services.He becomes Arsenals third signing of the summer after Piero Hincapies move was made permanent and the Gunners signed backup goalkeeper Illan Meslier.Tzolis, who has previously played in the Premier League with Norwich City and has had spells with hometown club PAOK, Twente and Fortuna Dusseldorf, enjoyed a stunning 2025-26 season with Brugge.Indeed, Tzolis scored 17 goals and provided 23 assists and Brugge regained the Belgian Pro League title. He also scored twice and registered one assist in helping Brugge reach the playoff round of the Champions League, in which they lost to Atletico Madrid.Tzolis will fill the void on the left wing following Leandro Trossards move to Besiktas, and is relishing the chance to play regularly at Emirates Stadium, having made his Premier League debut at Arsenals home.Its absolutely amazing to sign for such a big club, the champions of England. Im very proud to be part of this team for the next season, Tzolis told Arsenal.com.When my agent was saying maybe it was a possibility, I was already excited. Afterwards it was getting more serious and now Im here.I had a nice conversation [with manager Mikel Arteta]. It was around an hour. We talked about everything, about the club, about myself, about his plans, about me of course, about the team.It was only positive things.Im a direct player, I go for goals or assists. Thats my point of view as an attacker, as a winger. Im always hungry to score or to give the final pass to my teammates. And I can say I work hard for the team, also in the defensive part.I can say more or less that I know the level of the Premier League. I know its the best league in the world. Of course its different if you play for Norwich or Arsenal, I think you have the ball more as a player of Arsenal. So we attack more the other teams.Its very physical, the league and the quality is very high, so Im prepared for that. Also in the Champions League its quite high, so I believe every game is like a Champions League game here in Premier League.Tzolis eager to open Arsenal account after Brugge frustrationTzolis played against Arsenal in the Champions League last season, but was unable to find the net as Brugge were frustrated in a 3-0 defeat.Now he is eager to open his account for the Gunners, who will face Manchester City in the Community Shield on August 16 before taking on newly promoted Coventry City in their Premier League opener five days later.I love to watch football, I know everything about the Premier League,I know everything about Arsenal, Tzolis added. I watched so many games this year and especially we played against each other. It was 0-3 in our stadium. I can say it was the most difficult team to attack against that Ive played so far.We played against other big teams, but against Arsenal, we had the most difficulties to make clear chances. We had some chances, but not very clear. They were very efficient also and scored three amazing goals against us, it was a fair result in the end.Its actually incredible that I made my Premier League debut at the Emirates. I was saying this the other day to my family, it was a great memory. I was in love with the stadium. I was always saying it was one of the best stadiums Ive played in. In the end we lost 1-0, but I really liked my first game so Ill always remember that I played here at Emirates. Im looking forward to playing again more.My targets are to win titles, of course. I think for everybody the target is there, as many as possible. And to have as much as possible game time with the team, then the rest will come, Im sure about that. So for me the most important is to settle well in the team, have a good feeling, play as much as possible and then well be very good, I believe.Im very proud to be part of this amazing team. Im looking forward to meeting everybody on the pitch, at the stadium, and to score my first goal at the Emirates. Topics Arsenal F.C. Club Brugge KV Premier League Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Newcastle fill key void as they agree �35m deal for Monaco midfielder Bamba Nicholas McGee 23rd July, 2026 Saliba out for extended period after back injury for France at World Cup Cian Cheesbrough 22nd July, 2026 Revealed: Five attackers Arsenal could target after missing out on Morgan Rogers Cian Cheesbrough 22nd July, 2026 Tottenham 1-0 MK Dons: Fernandes marks Spurs bow with stunning volley Nicholas McGee 22nd July, 2026 Aston Villa agree loan deal for Chelsea flop following Rogers deal Nicholas McGee 22nd July, 2026 Middlesbrough sign Spurs striker Lankshear in �20m deal Nicholas McGee 22nd July, 2026
