VIDEO: Too cute! New Arsenal signing Christian Norgaard breaks down in tears after seeing young son wearing Gunners kit for first time after £12m transfer

New Arsenal signing Christian Norgaard broke down in tears as he saw his young son wearing a Gunners shirt for the first time since completing his move from Brentford. The Danish midfielder, who had filled captaincy duties for the Bees, joined the north London side for £12 million ($16m) on Thursday, becoming Mikel Arteta's second midfield summer signing after Martin Zubimendi.

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  • Arsenal to travel to Asia for pre-season

VIDEO: Too cute! New Arsenal signing Christian Norgaard breaks down in tears after seeing young son wearing Gunners kit for first time after £12m transferVIDEO: Too cute! New Arsenal signing Christian Norgaard breaks down in tears after seeing young son wearing Gunners kit for first time after £12m transfer

Norgaard was fulfilling his media commitments after formally signing for the Gunners when his young son interrupted a photo session. The little boy wore an Arsenal kit as he came and hugged his father in a heart-warming moment. The international was overwhelmed with emotion as he broke down in tears.

Despite being a defensive midfielder, the 31-year-old made 10 goal contributions for the Bees in the 2024-25 campaign as he scored six goals and provided four assists across all competitions. Back-up option Norgaard is expected to be deployed as a holding midfielder in Arteta’s 4-3-3 system.

The side are already back in training as they are scheduled to travel to Singapore and Hong Kong later this month, where they will play pre-season against , Newcastle and .