Arsenal have completed the signing of young English goalkeeper Tommy Setford from Ajax on an initial four-year deal.
Ajax announced the transfer in a statement on Sunday.
Setford joins the Gunners for a fee just under £1m after entering the final year of his contract with the Dutch club, where he was a member of their U21 side.
The 18-year-old was born in the Netherlands but has already represented England at U17 and U19 level, most recently in the latter’s 1-1 draw with Morocco in March.
He will join the Arsenal on their pre-season tour of America, which leaves on Sunday and includes friendlies with Bournemouth, Man Utd and Liverpool.
Arsenal believe Setford was potentially on course to become an Ajax No 1 in future, and plan to include him regularly in first-team training in the coming season.
Meanwhile, left-back is an area to address for Arsenal, with Oleksandr Zinchenko not having the same impact last term.
Also in addition to Riccardo Calafiori, David Raya has completed a permanent move but attacking additions cannot be ruled out if Eddie Nketiah and Emile Smith Rowe move on as expected.
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