Matteo Guendouzi: “Arsenal have always been the team closest to my heart”

French teenager joined Arsenal from Ligue 2 side Lorient  for a fee of around  £7 million that will keep him in the club for five years. The midfielder has become Arsenal’s fifth summer signing following the arrival of Lucas Torreira from Sampdoria (£26.5m). Guendouzi will be an ‘important part of the first-team squad’ according to Emery, with the 19-year-old expected to feature prominently in the club’s cup campaigns in 2018/19. After joining Arsenal Guendouzi has  given an interview: "It’s something I’m immensely proud of. Arsenal have always been the team closest to my heart and a side I’ve wanted to join since I was a child. It gives me great pride – it’s incredible. "I hope I can do great things here. It doesn’t get any better than coming to a club like this, with so much history, like Arsenal. I’m hugely proud. "My hope is to become a top player here at Arsenal. A lot of great players have played here. I want to become part of the club’s history and to achieve great things here. ] "I want to win titles, titles, titles. I want to establish myself here, which would be amazing. Winning silverware, as I said, is very important to me and winning things here at Arsenal would be incredible."

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