Barcelona Femeni and Spain World Cup-winning defender Laia Codina has joined Arsenal Women.
The 23-year-old centre-back completes a permanent move to London Colney shortly after helping Spain win the tournament in Australia, where she started four games including their 1-0 final victory over England on August 20.
That gold medal added to a superb year domestically for Codina and Barcelona, who together lifted the Women's Champions League at the end of last season and won Liga F, the Spanish top flight, dropping only five points across 30 league games.
Arsenal head coach Jonas Eidevall said: "Laia is a world-class defender and I'm delighted to be working with her here at Arsenal. She has a great mix of technical ability and physical presence and we believe this will allow her to adapt to our style here quickly.
"She has considerable experience of playing at the highest level and winning trophies, so I'm confident that she will be an excellent addition to our squad moving forward."
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