terminate his contract<\/a> earlier this month.<\/p>\n“I couldn’t let it pass me by. I’m joining a historic, massive club. When you arrive here with your family, you really feel the greatness of the place,” Mosquera told the club’s website. <\/p>\n
“My career has moved faster than I expected and I’ve had to mature fast. Coming here is a chance to keep learning and improving.”<\/p>\n
The Spain Under-21 international joined Valencia in 2016 as a 12-year-old before making his first-team debut in 2022 when he became the youngest centre-back to play for the club.<\/p>\n
Mosquera made 90 appearances for Valencia and was a regular for them last season, playing the full match in 37 of the club’s 38 La Liga games as they finished 12th.<\/p>\n
Manager Mikel Arteta described Mosquera as a player with “exciting talent and enormous potential” while sporting director Andrea Berta hailed the defender’s long-term prospects. <\/p>\n
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