{"id":1097831,"date":"2019-07-12T18:13:57","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T17:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1097831"},"modified":"2019-07-12T18:16:21","modified_gmt":"2019-07-12T17:16:21","slug":"lyon-confirm-e30m-signing-of-arsenal-target-joachim-andersen","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/lyon-confirm-e30m-signing-of-arsenal-target-joachim-andersen\/","title":{"rendered":"Lyon confirm \u20ac30m signing of Arsenal target Joachim Andersen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Lyon have confirmed the signing of Joachim Andersen from Sampdoria.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old Danish centre-back ends a two-year spell at the Serie A club who received \u20ac30m for his signature.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7311398-alexander-arnold-s-perfect-mentor-the-goat-right-back-is-available-for-free<\/p>\n<p>Andersen, who initially swapped Dutch outfit FC Twente for I Blucerchiati, ultimately made 42 appearances.<\/p>\n<p>His overall performances, though, saw him subsequently linked with a number of top European clubs, including Arsenal, who are keen to strengthen their defensive options this summer.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, Andersen opted to continue his career in Ligue 1, with his acquisition lauded by the newly-appointed sporting director (and club legend) Juninho Pernambucano.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Paul Pogba, Neymar, Matthijs de Ligt TRANSFER NEWS w\/Squawka\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CTMFBdS-T8Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Andersen is a fantastic player,&#8221; he said. &#8220;He has great tactical and technical skills, which will help us a lot.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/OL\/status\/1149625951732391936<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The rise of Andersen. 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