Incoming Arsenal signing completes medical pre-2027 transfer
· Yahoo Sports
Andria Bartishvili has completed his medical at Arsenal, but the teenager won’t officially link up with the club until next summer.
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Fabrizio Romano reports that Kolkheti 1913’sAndria Bartishvili has completed his medical and signed his contract to become an Arsenal player, with the deal valid from June 2027.
Romano adds that the deal was completed and signed after the player’s medical tests on Thursday, so it’s as good as official now.
Photos had leaked on social media of Bartishvili travelling to London earlier this week, so it was no secret he was set to complete his Arsenal transfer. But as we saw with former Gunner Folarin Balogun on deadline day, a deal isn’t truly done until after the medical.
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Previous reports had suggested that Bartishvili was signing a five-year deal with Arsenal, so it should last until 2032. The reason for the transfer delay to next summer is that the player is still just 17, so he isn’t eligible to join Arsenal until March 2027.
Bartishvili has already shared a message of thanks to everyone commenting on his Arsenal move, writing on Instagram: “A very big thank you to everyone for the congratulations”
Arsenal won the race for Bartishvili amid strong competition for the player’s signature, with Liverpool and Juventus also reportedly interested.
Arsenal’s Maurizio Micheli drove the club’s move, recently attending one of Bartishvili’s matches for loan club Iberia against Flora in a Champions League qualifier.
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Bartishvili is often listed as an attacking midfielder on websites covering his career so far, but he has a clear preference for the left-hand side and arguably ends up acting more like a left-winger a lot of the time.
The Georgia u21 international has two goals and three assists in his 24 games for current loan club Iberia 1999, with all of those goal contributions coming since he broke into the starting lineup at the start of May.
Bartishvili has also played for the Georgia u16s, u17s, u19s, and u21s in his young career, scoring two goals in two games for the u19s in June.
Photo via FCIberia.official on Instagram