Arsenal sign French goalkeeper Illan Meslier from Premier League rivals Leeds

[p]The 26-year-old arrives after seven years at Elland Road, where he made 215 appearances across all competitions and recorded 70 clean sheets. [/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/meslier-illan/GWere1Jg/"]Meslier[/a] began his career at FC Lorient before joining [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/leeds/tUxUbLR2/"]Leeds[/a] on loan in 2019, helping the club secure promotion to the Premier League. [/p][p]His move was later made permanent, and he went on to make 107 top-flight appearances. [/p][embed guid="c72acd90-17be-4d89-8e51-ce14395d3bfc" url="https://x.com/Arsenal/status/2075207103665631481" social-type="twitter" /][p]The experienced goalkeeper expressed his excitement at joining [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a], saying he cannot wait to win trophies with "the biggest club in England" as he strengthens Mikel Arteta’s squad.[/p][p][b] "I’m extremely happy. It's a great day for me because I have just joined the champions. For me, Arsenal is the biggest club in England,"[/b] Meslier tol Arsenal website. [/p][p]"I'm very happy and very proud to join Arsenal. I cannot wait to show the love that I've got for this badge, and I cannot wait to win trophies with this team, because this is a club that needs to lift trophies again and again."[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/transfer-news-live-tracker-updates/8QqUWm3n/"]Follow all the latest transfer news here.[/a][/b][/p]