{"id":625152,"date":"2023-07-14T13:23:39","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T17:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=625152"},"modified":"2023-07-14T14:33:35","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T18:33:35","slug":"arsenal-timber-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/14\/arsenal-timber-transfer\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal Sign \u2018Exceptional Player\u2019 on 120K P\/W Wages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the ongoing transfer saga of Declan Rice\u2019s move to Arsenal, the pursuit of Jurrien Timber has gone somewhat under the radar. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the Dutch international has now completed his move from Ajax in a deal reported at being in the region of \u00a338 million, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/transfer\/news\/12691\/12917235\/jurrien-timber-arsenal-complete-38m-deal-to-sign-netherlands-defender-from-ajax\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sky Sports<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[metabet_core_side_odds_tile query=&#8221;soe\/soccer_finish_top_2&#8243; size=&#8221;350&#215;300&#8243; site_id=&#8221;lastwordonsports&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Arsenal Complete Signing of Jurrien Timber for \u00a338 million<\/h2>\n<h3>Dutch Legend Jaap Stam Hails Defender as \u2018Exceptional\u2019<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Timber joins Mikel Arteta\u2019s side from Ajax having come through their renowned academy system, making a total of 121 appearances for the club\u2019s senior team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At 22, the Dutchmen is already impressing some of football\u2019s great\u2019s and has been described as an \u2018exceptional player\u2019 by former Ajax, Manchester United and Netherlands international Jaap Stam.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/06\/30\/jurrien-timber-fit-at-arsenal\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>Read more:\u00a0<\/strong>How will Jurrien Timber fit in at Arsenal<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Talking on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HUkj6q06rVE\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charlie Watts\u2019 Youtube channel Inside Arsenal<\/a>, Stam added:: \u201cHe\u2019s a very good player. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Holland he has been doing very well last season &#8211; been very impressive. This season due to circumstances, not as impressive as last season, but you can still see the quality that he\u2019s showing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018He\u2019s very comfortable on the ball, right footed, can create that extra man in midfield by dribbling forward and carrying the ball forward. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Very good in his positioning and his passing ability is very accurate and has good technique.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch<\/strong>:\u00a0<em>Last Word on Football<\/em>\u2018s prediction of how Arsenal will line up next season as Mikel Arteta will be looking to go one step further and win the Premier League:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Arteta Can Win The Premier League with Arsenal\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/px4mbn2rJZE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although used predominately used as central defender in Amsterdam, Mikel Arteta has other plans for the versatile defender. Able to play as either a centre back or right back, Timber is seen as a player who can offer competition for Ben White and cover at centre back. His technical ability should also allow him to advance into midfield\u00a0 and operate as the right-sided inverted full back &#8211; similar to how Oleksandr Zinchenko plays on the left.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Stam believes the 22-year-old will fit in well at Arsenal and will be \u2018very successful\u2019 with the North London club and thinks he is &#8216;ready to make the next step&#8217; and is &#8216;eager to play on a different stage&#8217;.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/\u2018It\u2019s Done\u2019: Fabrizio Romano Drops Arsenal Transfer Update With Medical to Be Scheduled\" target=\"_self\">\u2018It\u2019s Done\u2019: Fabrizio Romano Drops Arsenal Transfer Update With Medical to Be Scheduled<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad_above_footer\">\n<h3 id=\"mks_author_widget-1\" class=\"widget mks_author_widget\">How Much Will the Deal Cost the Gunners?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Capped 15 times for the Netherlands, Timber joins on a five-year-deal and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12233971\/Arsenal-close-finalising-personal-terms-Ajax-defender-Jurrien-Timber.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daily Mail reports<\/a> that he will earn \u00a390k-a-week at the Emirates, with playing incentives that could see the sum reach up to 120k.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In terms of the immediate outlay for Arsenal,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/transfer\/news\/12691\/12917235\/jurrien-timber-arsenal-complete-38m-deal-to-sign-netherlands-defender-from-ajax\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Sky Sports<\/a> is reporting a transfer fee of \u00a334 million will be paid upfront for Timber with add ons taking the fee to around \u00a338 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This would take Arsenal\u2019s current spending to just over \u00a3100 million after the acquisition of Kai Havertz for \u00a365 million and would see the spend a staggering \u00a3200 million on three players once Rice\u2019s \u00a3100+ million transfer goes through.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Timber will be officially unveiled at the weekend but has already expressed his love for Arsenal in an interview on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arsenal.com\/news\/timber-ive-always-been-fan-arsenal\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the club\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the ongoing transfer saga of Declan Rice\u2019s move to Arsenal, the pursuit of Jurrien Timber has gone somewhat under the radar. However, the Dutch international has now completed his move from Ajax in a deal reported at being in the region of \u00a338 million, according to Sky Sports. 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