Arsenal have completed the signing of Brazilian international defender Andre Santos from Turkish club Fenerbahce for £6.2 million.
According to the BBC, the 28-year-old has signed a long-term contract at Emirates Stadium and will wear the number 11 shirt.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger said of the new team member: “Santos is a quality player, with the ability to both defend well and get forward.”
Santos, who played at the 2011 Copa America, said: “It was one of my dreams to play for a major European football club and I have accomplished this.”
After Sunday’s much publicised 8-2 defeat of Arsenal at the hands of Manchester United, Wenger said he was chasing new players before the transfer window closed on August 31.
Wenger added: “He has experience in the Champions League and for Brazil and has proven he can deliver at the highest level.
“We welcome Santos to the club and look forward to him having a big impact for us.”
Last season Santos made 25 league appearances for Fenerbahce, scoring five goals which helped them reach the Turkish championship.
He said: “I am very happy to be part of this team.
“All the Brazilians who came to this club spoke wonders about it and I am delighted to be part of the Arsenal family.”
Fenerbahce were withdrawn from the Champions League by the Turkish Football Federation following match-fixing allegations and have sold many of their high-profile players.
Santos played for Brazil when they won the Fifa Confederations Cup in 2009, but he didn’t make the 23-man squad for the 2010 World Cup Finals.
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