Premier League leaders Arsenal have completed a £12 million deal to sign Jorginho from Chelsea on transfer deadline day.
The Gunners targeted the 31-year-old Italy midfielder after Brighton rejected two bids for Moises Caicedo, with the Ecuadorean set to stay at the south coast club.
Manager Mikel Arteta had been looking to strengthen his midfield options after Mohamed Elneny picked up a knee injury in training before Arsenal’s North London derby win over Tottenham Hotspur earlier this month.
“We need some more cover in midfield ideally if we can,” the Spaniard said last week. “In this market it’s pretty complicated to do that.”
Chelsea are willing to let Jorginho go as they pursue their own interest in a potentially British transfer record-breaking deal for Benfica’s Enzo Fernandez.
Jorginho joined Chelsea from Serie A side Napoli in 2018 and is in the final six months of his Stamford Bridge contract. He made 213 appearances for the club, scoring 29 goals, winning the Champions League, Europa League, Uefa Super Cup and Fifa Club World Cup along the way.
The midfielder was born in Brazil but moved to Italy at the age of 15 and opted to play for the Azzurri at international level.
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Arsenal and Arteta tried to sign Jorginho in the summer of 2020, a year before the he won the Champions League with the Blues and the European Championships with Italy.
Arteta was also the assistant to Pep Guardiola at Manchester City when they tried to sign him in 2018 – but Jorginho turned down the move and joined Chelsea, then managed by his countryman Maurizio Sarri.
He is set to become Arsenal's third signing of the January window, the club having already signed Poland defender Jakub Kiwior from Spezia for £17.6m and Belgium striker Leandro Trossard, who moved from Brighton for £21m.
Arsenal are currently five points clear of Manchester City at the top of the table with a game in hand on Guradiola's side. They have won 16 out of 19 games, losing just once, and are through to the last-16 of the Europa League having finished top of their group.
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Muslim Council of Elders condemns terrorism on religious sites
The Muslim Council of Elders has strongly condemned the criminal attacks on religious sites in Britain.
It firmly rejected “acts of terrorism, which constitute a flagrant violation of the sanctity of houses of worship”.
“Attacking places of worship is a form of terrorism and extremism that threatens peace and stability within societies,” it said.
The council also warned against the rise of hate speech, racism, extremism and Islamophobia. It urged the international community to join efforts to promote tolerance and peaceful coexistence.
The rules on fostering in the UAE
A foster couple or family must:
- be Muslim, Emirati and be residing in the UAE
- not be younger than 25 years old
- not have been convicted of offences or crimes involving moral turpitude
- be free of infectious diseases or psychological and mental disorders
- have the ability to support its members and the foster child financially
- undertake to treat and raise the child in a proper manner and take care of his or her health and well-being
- A single, divorced or widowed Muslim Emirati female, residing in the UAE may apply to foster a child if she is at least 30 years old and able to support the child financially
How to avoid crypto fraud
- Use unique usernames and passwords while enabling multi-factor authentication.
- Use an offline private key, a physical device that requires manual activation, whenever you access your wallet.
- Avoid suspicious social media ads promoting fraudulent schemes.
- Only invest in crypto projects that you fully understand.
- Critically assess whether a project’s promises or returns seem too good to be true.
- Only use reputable platforms that have a track record of strong regulatory compliance.
- Store funds in hardware wallets as opposed to online exchanges.
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