The midfielder has been very impressive so far this season
Arsenal completed the signing of 19-year-old Matteo Guendouzi from Lorient last month. He signed for a fee reportedly around €8 million plus bonuses.
The Midfielder was the Gunners fifth signing this summer under new manager Unai Emery. The other signings were Stephan Lichtsteiner from Juventus , Bernd Leno from Bayer Leverkusen, Sokratis Papastathopoulos from Borussia Dortmund and Lucas Torreira from Sampdoria.
The France under 20 International started his career with PSG before moving to Lorient in 2014 and made breakthrough with them in 2016 but the club was relegated that season. The player impressed in Ligue 2 last season, making 21 appearances in all competitions which attracted attention of host of European clubs.
He has featured in the all the Premier League fixtures so far and has been one of the standout players, claiming the club’s player of the Month award for August.
Guendouzi opens up on the the transition from Ligue 2 to Premier League and claims that it is up to him to ensure he keeps his place under Emery’s side.
“It’s another world,” he told French publication Ouest-France. “Arsenal is a historic club, beautiful, world famous, one of the best in Europe with big stars in the team.
“It’s hard to tell but it’s really another dimension. Everything changed.”
“At the game level, it’s much more intense,” he added. “In this English championship, there are great players from everywhere, it’s impressive.
“But I did it fast enough, it’s the most important.
“It’s up to me to stay regular. This is just the beginning.”
“I had a good pre-season, I was illustrated during the preparation matches in Singapore,” he said. “I think it weighed in the balance and it gave me the opportunity to start the league games.
“I knew how to answer this. It’s up to me to keep working so that the team can win as many games as possible.
“In any case, at Arsenal, I have everything to progress. And we have everything to make a great season.
After losing 2 consecutive matches against Chelsea and Manchester City, the London Outfit won their next 2 matches against West Ham United and Cardif City. They will like to carry their momentum against Newcastle United after International Break.
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