Arsenal have completed the signing of 17-year-old Polish defensive midfielder Krystian Bielik from Legia Warsaw for an undisclosed fee, the Premier League club announced on Wednesday.
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The player had a medical at Arsenal last week and moves to the Emirates Stadium in a deal that British media reports have put at around two million pounds.
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Bielik, who has been capped for Poland’s under-17s, signed for Legia from their arch rivals Lech Poznan in July.
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He has made six appearances in all competitions for the capital club this season.
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said last week that the teenager, who can also play in defence, will go straight into the first team squad on his arrival.
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“It’s a gamble but, on what we saw, it’s worth to take the gamble,” Wenger said.
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“It’s an awful lot of money for a player if he doesn’t succeed. If he does succeed, then it’s cheap.”
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