Overview
- VfB Stuttgart triggered Racing Santander's clause to secure Arévalo for €7 million on a contract running until 2031.
- Club statements present the Ecuador international as their first winter-window addition after links to Frankfurt, Roma, Udinese and Strasbourg.
- The transfer lifts Stuttgart's spending on six forwards since 2023 to about €80 million.
- Arévalo rose from Racing's academy to the first team, making 40 appearances with nine goals and two assists.
- Analysts describe him as a mobile, left-footed attacker who uses pace and dribbling rather than playing as a traditional target striker.