Arsenal have successfully landed their first signing of the Unai Emery Era in Stephan Lichtsteiner, on a free transfer. The Swiss defender has been one of the most reliable men in the Juventus squad since joining them from Lazio back in 2011.
He has been important in one of the most defensively sound units of the Italian game with Juve alongside the likes of Chiellini and Bonnucci with the legendary Gianluigi Buffon behind them. Although various managers in Antonio Conte and Massimiliano Allegri have tinkered with the left side of the defence the veteran full-back has managed to hang onto his right-back spot in his time at Turin.
In all honesty, a 34-year-old full-back nearing the end of his career is hardly the marquee signing that will satisfy the fans and the board and management at Arsenal have come under fire for their interest in a player, who by all intents and purposes, has long passed his peak.