Arsenal stars tweet excitement following Alexis Sanchez arrival

Arsenal's first-team stars have been quick to express their joy at the club's capture of Alexis Sanchez from Barcelona.

The Chile international was confirmed as a Gunners player yesterday in a deal said to be worth around £30m.

The 25-year-old, who was expected to leave the Camp Nou due to Barcelona's pursuit of Luis Suarez, was also linked to Liverpool and Juventus, but Arsene Wenger was able to convince the forward to move to the Emirates.

After the news was announced, Aaron Ramsey, Mikel Arteta, Mesut Ozil and Lukas Podolski took to Twitter to welcome their new teammate.

welcome to @Arsenal #AlexisSanchez – you definitely have chosen the right club! ;-) 💪 #COYG #AFC #SanchezSigns

— Mesut Özil (@MesutOzil1088) July 10, 2014

YES!! Top signing!! RT @Arsenal: It's official! Alexis Sanchez has agreed to join @Arsenal! http://t.co/PRvl9ms2JG pic.twitter.com/VU0QH9Qxze

— Aaron Ramsey (@aaronramsey) July 10, 2014

Welcome to the #Arsenalfamily Alexis!!What a great signing that is!!#StrongerTogether

— Mikel Arteta (@m8arteta) July 11, 2014

Welcome Alexis Sanchez! Come on Arsenal! #afc #transfer #gooners #poldi #aha #redarmy pic.twitter.com/cT59uXxyY9

— Lukas-Podolski.com (@Podolski10) July 10, 2014