by Nia Griffiths

Mikel Arteta is the latest in a long line of Arsenal players to show his support for new signing Petr Cech.

After the news was announced on Monday, multiple Arsenal players took to social media to welcome the goalkeeper to the club.

The midfielder, who unfortunately had the last season marred by injury, tweeted:

As with all the other tweets from players he received, the Czech international tweeted back promptly:

It’s endearing that Cech’s taking the time to reply to each and every player who tweets him their support. Hopefully this will add to the positive atmosphere and team mentality when he joins pre-season training with the rest of the team.