Transfer: Arsenal announce Jurrien Timber deal

Arsenal have announced the signing of Jurrien Timber from Ajax for a fee around £38m.

The Gunners will pay an initial fee of just over £34m for the 22-year-old, with the remainder payable in performance-related add-ons.

Timber has put pen to paper on a five-year contract at the Emirates.

The Dutch defender, who came through the Ajax academy and has made 160 senior appearances for the Eredivisie club, completed his medical and finalised personal terms ahead of being unveiled at the weekend.

The Dutchman has been a long-term target for Arsenal and is their second signing of the summer following the £65m arrival of Kai Havertz, with a £105m deal to sign West Ham’s Declan Rice also imminent.