Puma signs up Santi Cazorla

Arsenal's midfield playmaker Santi Cazorla has signed a long-term partnership deal with Puma. The Spanish international will wear the new evoSPEED football boots, joining a portfolio of players including star strikers Sergio Agüero of Argentina and Manchester City, Radamel Falcao of Colombia and Monaco and Olivier Giroud of France and Arsenal.

Cazorla enjoyed a phenomenal first season at Arsenal and was voted its player of the season.

"Signing this new partnership is an exciting step for me. I like the people, their ideas for football and I am impressed with their product development," said Cazorla, who wore the boots in the team's win over Fenerbahce, which qualified Arsenal for the group stages of the Champions League.

"I am pleased the new season is underway and hope I can help my club and national team enjoy a successful year and I am looking forward to working with Puma," Cazorla concluded.

Christian Voigt, senior head of global sports marketing at Puma said, "Cazorla is such an exciting player to watch. His awareness of what is going on around him, technical ability and quickness of thought make him a very influential creative midfield player and he is a wonderful asset for our product silo. We're very happy to have him as part of our football family."

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