Arsenal have signed Christos Tzolis from Club Brugge for £34m, with the club describing the 24-year-old Greece international as an "extremely versatile attacking player". He has joined the Premier League champions on what they describe as a "long-term contract".
Tzolis scored 43 goals and provided 45 assists in 108 appearances for Club Brugge. He joins Arsenal after the departure of Belgium forward Leandro Trossard to Besiktas earlier this month.
"Christos naturally operates on the left but is comfortable across the front line," said Arsenal sporting director Andrea Berta.
"He's an excellent finisher with both feet, thrives in tight spaces, and possesses incredible technical ability.
"Christos has produced outstanding numbers in terms of goals and assists over the last three seasons, and he's a player who will raise the technical level of our squad, while bringing positive energy, enthusiasm, and a strong mentality to our team."
Tzolis, who started his career at PAOK, made 30 appearances for Norwich between 2021 and 2024, scoring three goals. During his time at the club he had spells on loan at Twente and Fortuna Dusseldorf before joining Club Brugge.
Tzolis, who made his Premier League debut for the Canaries in a 1-0 defeat at Arsenal in September 2021, said he had a "nice conversation" with Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta.
"We talked about everything - about the club, about myself, about his plans, about me of course, about the team," he said. "It was only positive things.
"I'm a direct player, I go for goals or assists. That's my point of view as an attacker, as a winger.
"I'm always hungry to score or to give the final pass to my team-mates. And I can say I work hard for the team, also in the defensive part."
A set-piece specialist with an eye for goal
Tzolis arrives in north London on the back of the best season of his career, but things haven't always been plain siling. The Greek struggled to make an impact during a two-year spell at Norwich City but since leaving has rebuilt his career.
After impressing on loan at Fortuna Dusseldorf, where he scored 24 goals in Germany's second tier, he joined Club Brugge in 2024 and quickly established himself as one of Belgium's most productive attacking players.
Last season, the 24-year-old was directly involved in a league-high 40 goals, scoring 17 times and providing 23 assists as Club Brugge were crowned champions.
His influence extended beyond goals and assists. Tzolis created more chances (135) than any other player in Belgium's top flight, and also recorded the most progressive carries (359) and successful dribbles (40).
He also proved he could deliver against Europe's leading clubs, scoring against Atalanta and Atletico Madrid in the Champions League, while registering an assist against Barcelona.
Predominantly a right-footed left winger, Tzolis is comfortable across the front line and also possesses quality from set-pieces. Of the 135 chances he created in the Belgian Pro League across the 2025-26 campaign, 52 came from dead-ball situations (38.5%).
Although Trossard recorded more goal involvements in last season's Champions League, the Greek produced almost twice as many chances (13 to seven) and completed more passes into the final third (138 to 80).
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