Arsenal’s Tzolis records 4 assists in first 5 matches

Christos Tzolis has needed roughly 450 minutes to do what some Arsenal signings never manage: make himself undroppable. The 24-year-old Greek winger has racked up four assists in his first five competitive appearances for the Gunners, a creative output that suggests the £34 million Arsenal paid Club Brugge in July was closer to a bargain than a gamble. A debut for the history books Tzolis didn’t ease into life in England. He announced himself on 16 August 2026, producing two assists in Arsenal’s 3-0 demolition of Manchester City in the Community Shield. That made him the first player to register a brace of assists in the fixture since David Beckham managed it back in 1996. From there, Tzolis transitioned into the Premier League, where he’s made three appearances and added another assist to his tally. His fourth assist came in the Champions League, where he contributed to the attack against Napoli on 9 September 2026 despite playing only 25 minutes. Why Arsenal came calling Tzolis’s move to north London didn’t materialize out of thin air. In the 2025/26 Belgian Pro League season alone, Tzolis accumulated 17 goals and 23 assists from 36 appearances. That’s 40 goal contributions in a ...