Arsenal sign Pablo Mari

The deal for the Spaniard is worth up to £12m, with Arsenal paying a £4m loan fee upfront while having the option to make the move permanent for £8m in the summer.
The deal was almost not going through due to some disagreement between the two club but at the end Arsenal got their man to fill in the gap in this defensive crisis they have.
The 26-year-old becomes Mikel Arteta's first signing since taking over as Arsenal head coach in December.
"When I spoke to my agent, it was a big thing that Arsenal were interested in me," Mari told the Arsenal website.
"This is one of the best clubs in the world, so I'm absolutely delighted to be joining. I'm really looking forward to playing in this jersey and helping my team.
"Right now I want to focus on the day-to-day side of things. I think we need to put the plans to one side for now because the most important thing is to take things one day at a time and focus on achieving short-term goals.
"We need to change the dynamic around the team, so the short-term objectives are the most important thing. As I've said, we have Mikel's ideas, aligned with the club, and we need to perform very well to change things."
Flamengo have thanked Mari for his contribution to their Copa Libertadores and Brazilian Serie A triumphs last season and said "the time has come to say goodbye" on social media.
Mari joined Flamengo last year from Manchester City, where he had been since 2016, after loan stints at Girona, NAC Breda and Deportivo La Coruna.
For Pablo Mari, 2019 was a year of spectacular sporting highs and lows.
As recently as June, he was the man who missed the chance that cost Deportivo La Coruna promotion back to La Liga. By November, he was a champion of Brazil and South America, being feted by Flamengo fans as a key factor in the club's first league title in 30 years.
But for Arsenal supporters, the fascination now is what could lie ahead for the Spanish defender in 2020. Mikel Arteta, who moved to Manchester City in the same summer as Mari in 2016, wants to make the player his first signing as a manager. Edu Gaspar, the club's Brazilian sporting director, appears to like what he has seen too.
Such informed judges should be enough to encourage supporters but Arsenal fans could be forgiven for being unsure of what to expect. Some would say that anyone would be an upgrade on the hapless pairing of Shkodran Mustafi and David Luiz. Others remember that both were presented as the solution upon their arrival at the club.