Arsenal entered 'gentlemen's agreement' with 'extraordinary player' during January transfer window

Arsenal entered a “gentlemen’s agreement” to land the signing of Spezia’s Jakub Kiwior, according to a fresh report.

Meanwhile they signed Spezia’s Kiwior in a deal worth a reported £17.5million - a move that took much of the football world by surprise.

Arsenal’s gentlemen’s agreement with Kiwior

The Gunners’ sporting director Edu Gaspar initially made contact with Spezia and the player’s camp in December, before the centre-back’s agent was invited to London Colney for further talks.

Although there have been reports of a “confidentiality clause” in Kiwior’s move, the club allegedly entered a gentlemen’s agreement with the player's camp to keep thing under wraps.

The publication claims that it is a source of pride for all parties that they managed to keep the move quiet before the announcement was made.

And Kiwior is highly rated too. His international team mate Robert Lewandowski labelled the player “extraordinary” when he first teamed up with the Poland squad.

“Then, I saw him in the game and I realised that he is an extraordinary player. He has enormous potential.”