Oops, They Did It Again: Arsenal's Mosquera Move 'Leaked' via Madueke Mishap
Well, well, well… it looks like someone in the Arsenal media department has butterfingers. In the midst of rolling out the red carpet for Noni Madueke—complete with the usual glam shots and "Welcome to Arsenal" fanfare—someone at Getty Images appears to have jumped the gun and uploaded photos of a certain unannounced signing: Cristhian Mosquera.
Yep. While Arsenal were busy shouting about their £50m swoop for Madueke from Chelsea, eagle-eyed fans spotted a now-deleted Getty photo that showed Mosquera already in an Arsenal kit, mid-interview, like he'd just walked off a club-sanctioned welcome video shoot.
Cue social media chaos.
"Cristhian Mosquera's Arsenal interview was accidentally uploaded with Madueke's photos," observed one sharp-eyed fan.
"Someone's getting fired," posted another. Harsh, but… probably not wrong.
Let's rewind: Arsenal have been heavily linked with a €20m (£17.3m) deal for the 21-year-old Valencia centre-back, with rumours that he's already waved goodbye to the Mestalla faithful. In fact, Mosquera—who's been with Valencia since he was 12—has already penned an emotional farewell:
"Valencia is my home and it always will be… but decisions in football are like that. Now a new era begins."
That new era looks very red and very North London. Despite no official club confirmation at time of writing, the leaked image all but confirms the deal is done. Expect a slick Arteta handshake and a moody black-and-white hype reel in 4K any minute now.
As for where he fits in, Mosquera is expected to be Saliba and Gabriel's understudy (and possibly Kiwior's replacement, as the Pole appears to be headed for the "available for offers" list). The Spain U21 international brings with him 90 games of La Liga experience and can even fill in at right-back if needed—a tidy bit of versatility that should appeal to Arteta's tactical brain.
In summary: Arsenal have signed Mosquera. They just haven't said it out loud yet. But their camera guy already did.
Welcome (unofficially) to the Arsenal, Cristhian. Try not to blink—you've already been posted, deleted, and reposted by half the fanbase.
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