Arsenal’s latest signing, Olivier Giroud has gone on to reveal that he had a choice of joining the North London club, or making a move to Chelsea. However, the player felt that he could grow as a player at the Emirates and felt that Arsene Wenger would be able to do a much better http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roberto-c31294 Di Matteo. As a result, he ended up moving to Arsenal instead.
The French international had been on the radar for a number of teams in the past, but with Arsenal showing the most interest in landing him, it seemed like they made it a whole lot easier for the player to decide where he wanted to play.
The twenty five year old forward went on to reveal that he was greatly influenced by Arsene Wenger and his French connections, while admitting that Laurent Koscielny played a crucial role in helping him make up his mind.
When talking about his decision to join the North London club, the towering striker is reported to have said: "Why did I choose Arsenal rather than Chelsea? Because it is a club I love. And I thought it would be easier for my adaptation [to English football]"
"Arsenal is a great club, the facilities are wonderful, but I feel it is a club that takes big care before signing a player, notably considering human values.”
"There are French players. There is also Arsene Wenger who let me understand he really wanted me.”
"http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Laurent-Koscielny-c21742 talked to me a lot about the club and sang the praises of Arsenal. It is really great to meet him again after sharing moments together in Ligue 2 at Tours.”
He then insisted that Chelsea were a very good club, but he felt that the Blues manager didn’t really know who he was as a player, which made him pick the Gunners.
"http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 is very nice, it is a great club, but I am not convinced Di Matteo knows who I am."
It is believed that Giroud was offered twice the wages that he will get at Arsenal by Chelsea, but the striker still decided that he wanted to play football and not just earn the highest salaries.
His desire and passion are already overwhelming and it is now a wait to see just how he performs in an http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 jersey.
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