It has been some four years for Arsenal's newest signing Jakub Kiwior.
In January 2019, the Polish central defender was let go by Anderlecht's academy without a senior appearance and was thrown into a relegation battle in Slovakia - one that ultimately ended in failure.
Since then, though, the 22-year-old has ended up marking Lionel Messi at the World Cup, been identified as a future leader for his country and has now joined the Gunners' Premier League title bid, after completing a move from Serie A's Spezia Calcio for more than 20m euros.
Kiwior, who played 37 league games for Spezia since joining in the summer of 2021, is Arsenal's second signing of the January transfer window - after Belgian winger Leandro Trossard - and will provide competition for William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes in the heart of the defence.