English midfielder James Maddison has joined Tottenham Hotspur, while Arsenal have completed the signing of Kai Havertz, the clubs announced on Wednesday (28 June).
Maddison completed his move to Spurs for a £40 million fee from Leicester City on a five-year contract which would keep him at the North London club till 2028.
Spurs have been after the attacking midfielder since 2016. They missed out on him when he moved to Norwich in 2016 and again when the 26-year-old joined Leicester in 2018.
On the other hand, the Gunners signed Kai Havertz from Chelsea for a record £67 million fee on a long-term deal. The German footballer became the first signing for Arsenal this season.
Havertz, who helped the Blues win the UEFA Champions League (UCL) trophy in 2021 by scoring the only goal in the final against Manchester City in Porto, is rated highly by Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta.
"Kai is a player of top quality. He has great versatility and is an intelligent player. He will bring a huge amount of extra strength to our midfield and variety to our play," Arsenal's official website quoted Arteta.
Meanwhile, Havertz stated that he is excited to join the Gunners and will be ready to give his "everything" for the club.
"It's super exciting for me to join this amazing club and to be part of the Arsenal family. This club has such a big history, and I hope we can achieve lots of things," the Arsenal website quoted him.
Havertz added: "The mentality in the Arsenal squad is very high and you can feel that. That was one of the reasons it has been so hard to play against Arsenal recently.
"The aim is to win trophies, and I'm going to give everything to do that for the supporters and everyone at the club. I'm now looking forward to meeting all the players and the staff when we come back for pre-season."
After signing the German, it seems that the Gunners will not stop anytime soon.
They are going all-in for West Ham United's captain Declan Rice as the club in under talks with the Conference League winners after submitting a bid of £100 million plus £5 million add-ons.