EXCLUSIVE: Arsenal new signing Pablo Mari first words as a Gunner, ‘conversations started a couple of weeks ago and this is one of the best clubs in the world’
Arsenal signed Flamengo center-back Pablo Mari to put the Spaniard on record as the first new addition under Mikel Arteta.
The defender sat down in an interview with Arsenal Football Club and Futball Surgery brings every word the Arsenal new signing said in his first Arsenal interview.
“When I spoke to my agent, it was a big thing that Arsenal were interested in me,” he told Arsenal Player. “This is one of the best clubs in the world, so I’m absolutely delighted to be joining. I’m really looking forward to playing in this jersey and helping my team.
“The conversations started a couple of weeks ago. Arsenal told us that they were interested. We’d just won everything with Flamengo – I won the league and the Copa Libertadores and was also named best centre-back in America, so that will have helped Arsenal notice me.
“It’s a great achievement for me to come to Arsenal and it all happened in basically two weeks.
“I’m kind of used to [all the media attention the move has received] from Brazil, where the fans are really passionate about Flamengo,” he added. “I’m used to a lot of media interest so I know what to expect when joining a big club like this one. It’s a normal thing for me now.”
Source: Arsenal official site
