Cazorla meets his new Arsenal team-mates at training ground

Santi Cazorla met his new Arsenal team-mates on Friday after agreeing a £20million move from Malaga.

 The 27-year-old midfielder has passed a medical and agreed a four-year contract worth £70,000-a-week.

 The Gunners will pay Malaga a basic £16m fee as part of a deal that includes various add-ons. Despite his visit around the training ground to see the facilities, Cazorla's move has not been officially announced.

 Legal red tape connected to Malaga's financial problems is holding up the formalisation process.

 Arsenal's other ongoing transfer target, Real Madrid starlet Nuri Sahin, has been given permission to go out on loan by boss Jose Mourinho. Cazorla was part of Spain's victorious Euro 2012 squad, but only featured for 16 minutes during the tournament in Poland and Ukraine.

 He was Malaga's flagship signing of last summer but the club are experiencing severe financial difficulties and look set to offload a number of big names before the new Primera Division campaign begins.

 Meanwhile, Arsenal striker Benik Afobe has joined Bolton on a season-long loan deal.

 The 19-year-old England youth international is set for a second spell playing in the npower Championship, having ended the last campaign on loan at Reading and helping them win promotion to the Barclays Premier League.

 A short statement on the club's website confirmed the news, adding: "Everyone at the club wishes Benik well for his time with Bolton." Afobe follows Jack Wilshere and Ryo Miyaichi in going on loan from the north London club to Bolton.

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