July 9 : Premier League champions Arsenal have signed goalkeeper Illan Meslier on a free transfer following his departure from Leeds United, the north London club said on Thursday.The 26-year-old Frenchman joins after seven seasons at Leeds, where he made 215 appearances in all competitions and kept 70 clean sheets."I'm very happy and very proud to join Arsenal. I cannot wait to show the love that I've got for this badge, and I cannot wait to win trophies with this team, because this is a club that needs to lift trophies again and again," Meslier said in a statement."First of all, I want to start [working] with the keepers, to show my levels, to continue to develop my skills, my ability. And then obviously to gain some game time, because this is what I missed last year." Meslier will face