The 17-year-old, who can play in defensive midfielder or at centre-back, will go straight into the Gunners' first-team squad after sealing his move from Legia Warsaw.
Arsenal have completed the signing of midfielder Krystian Bielik from Legia Warsaw.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger had already confirmed that Bielik, a 17-year-old defensive midfielder who can also play at centre-back, would go straight into the first-team squad.
The Londoners despatched transfer negotiator Dick Law to Warsaw last week in an attempt to fight off rival interest from Bundesliga strugglers Hamburg, and Bielik himself later confessed that the German club's precarious position helped make up his mind.
Speaking before the move was formally announced, Wenger said: "He's a defensive midfielder, 6ft 2in [tall], has a good energy level and technical level.
"It's a gamble but, on what we saw, it's worth to take the gamble."
Bielik only made his senior debut for Legia in August, aged just 16, and made five league appearances in total before sealing his move to the Emirates Stadium . Goal
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