The
28-year-old, who was part of the French World Cup squad which reached
the World Cup quarter-finals, will present a ready-made Premier League
replacement for Bacary Sagna, who earlier this summer left Arsenal to join Manchester City on a free transfer.Debuchy,
who has reportedly cost the Gunners around £12million, becomes
Arsenal's second signing of the summer, following the arrival of Alexis Sanchez from Barcelona.A post on Arsenal's official Twitter feed read:
"It's official - Mathieu Debuchy has signed for @Arsenal!"
Debuchy
told arsenal.com: "I'm very proud to be joining a great club like
Arsenal and to wear its colours, it's one of the biggest clubs in the
whole world."I'm looking forward to working with Arsene Wenger
and to helping the team build on last season's FA Cup success. Playing
again in the Champions League is a big excitement for me and I will do
my best to help Arsenal compete for trophies."
Manager Arsene Wenger added: "We are delighted to welcome Mathieu Debuchy to Arsenal Football Club.
"He
has shown he can perform at the highest level with his club sides and
also for France.
He is a quality defender who has good Premier League
experience and I'm confident he will fit in very well with us."
Debuchy
made 46 appearances in his 18 months on Tyneside after signing from
Lille, where he won the Ligue 1 and Coupe de France double in 2010-11.He
was named in the Ligue 1 team of the season the following year, having
also won the first of his 25 France caps in October 2011 against
Albania.
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