The Internet Reacts to Arsenal Signing Mohamed Elneny from Basel

Arsenal have completed a deal for Mohamed Elneny, with the midfielder joining from Basel for a fee of around £5 million, per BBC Sport. 

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It’s official! @ElNennyM has joined @Arsenal https://t.co/EXB8o9Fbu6 #ElnenySigns pic.twitter.com/DWHoBL7DtB

— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) January 14, 2016"

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'Watch me whip, now watch Elneny' #Arsenal https://t.co/E2HZDEJqCy

— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) January 14, 2016"

The 23-year-old is Arsene Wenger's first signing of the January transfer window, with the Egyptian having impressed in this season's Europa League:

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.@Arsenal fans, this is what new signing @ElNennyM is capable of! #ElnenySigns https://t.co/W2VKdMWPtW

— BT Sport Football (@btsportfootball) January 14, 2016"

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Mohamed #Elneny is the first outfield player #Arsenal have signed in 351 days. [Gabriel Paulista—Jan 28, 2015] pic.twitter.com/wSEicnzdPH

— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) January 14, 2016"

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Elneny completed 409/438 passes in the @EuropaLeague. The fourth highest #UCL pic.twitter.com/V2Xcen3tOY

— Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) January 14, 2016"

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Mohamed Elneny's Europa League campaign by numbers: 92% pass accuracy 10 interceptions 5 chances created 2 goals https://t.co/ic1Zc4GNGp

— Squawka Football (@Squawka) January 14, 2016"

The player himself seemed happy with the move:

As did the majority of Arsenal fans:

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I don't know much about Elneny but from what little I've seen we signed an Arsenal level player. The lad can pick out a pass. #WelcomeElneny

— Goonersphere.com (@Goonersphere) January 14, 2016"

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Parlour on Elneny: "He's good on the ball, very energetic around the pitch, so this is a great option [to have] for Arsène Wenger." #afc

— afcstuff (@afcstuff) January 14, 2016"

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Elneny has been confirmed.. Wonderful

— Lonely Boy. (@lanrewaaju) January 14, 2016"

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What a signing Elneny will be for the Gunners. He can pick the long passes through balls, shoot and tackle. A really good buy. #Arsenal

— Atsrim Sitso Philip (@AtsrimPhilip) January 14, 2016"

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I really hope Elneny is a top player. Looks good from what I've seen...on YouTube.

— crackm (@talkmarcus) January 14, 2016"

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#Elneny is already better than flamini, thats for sure.

— Muhib Kidwai (@muhibkidwai) January 14, 2016"

Elneny could make his Arsenal debut in Sunday's Premier League clash with Stoke City.

[Twitter, Instagram: @elnennym]