The 40-year-old led his side to two victories and a draw from meetings with Newcastle United, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur to maintain their unassailable lead over Manchester City at the top of the table.
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Financial details of the transfer were not disclosed but British media reported the deal was worth 12 million pounds ($14.78 million).
The striker joined the Arsenal academy at age eight, and he worked his way up to make his debut for the club in 2020, although he has had to settle for 10 appearances for the Gunners, where he has contributed with two goals and one assist.
The Italy international would have been free to leave the Blues at the end of his contract this summer, and talks over a new deal did not yield a positive solution.
Arsenal continued to dominate the social media trend after thrashing Man U 3-2 in a highly intense football match.
The 58 days has seen the former Arsenal and Manchester City defender fail to win any of his nine matches in charge.
The Nigeria international is currently the top scorer in Serie A after racking up 12 goals in 14 league appearances this season, including a brace in Friday’s memorable 5-1 victory over Juventus.
The striker has been in red-hot form this season, scoring 13 goals in 17 appearances in all competitions for the Partenopei – who lead the way in Serie A and topped their Champions League group.
The 21-year-old has spent the first half of the campaign on loan at League Two side Crewe Alexandra, making 26 appearances for the club and keeping 10 clean sheets.
Nketiah scored twice in six second-half minutes after Mohamed Elneny’s opener to secure the Gunners’ progression.
Mahrez got on the end of a perfectly placed cross from fellow substitute Jack Grealish in the 63rd minute for the 1-0 win.
The visitors were cruising at 3-0 thanks goals by Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard and Eddie Nketiah before Kaoru Mitoma pulled one back
Earlier in the Boxing Day programme Newcastle United stormed into second place by outclassing Leicester City 3-0 away
Mikel Arteta’s men, who beat Lyon 3-0 on the opening matchday, struck twice in the first half through Martin Odegaard and Reiss Nelson before Fikayo Tomori pulled one back for Milan 12 minutes from time.
The 25-year-old starred for his Italian club during the 2021-22 campaign, scoring 27 goals and registering six assists.
Saka, who is with the England squad at the World Cup in Qatar, has Nigerian roots and says he wants to have a positive impact in a country he feels “very connected to”.
Chukwueze plays his football for Villarreal in La Liga and he is one of the highly-rated wide players in La Liga. The 23-year-old is very talented and has a huge future in the game if he continues to play similarly.
Both sides enter the game on the back of continental successes, as the Blues got the better of Dinamo Zagreb 2-1 in the Champions League, while the Gunners advanced to the last 16 of the Europa League.
Kieran Tierney’s sumptuous half-volley on the 17-minute mark was all that separated the two sides in North London.
Manchester United will be heading to Spain for their final showdown of the group stage to face Real Sociedad