Arsenal star, Henrikh Mkhitaryan reveals how desperate he was to seal a move away from Arsenal following loan move to Serie A club. He said he was so desperate to leave that he didn’t even bother to ask his agent about the money.
Armenian star, Mkhitaryan sealed a one-year loan move away from Arsenal this summer. Following his move to Roma, he has come out and revealed his reasons for leaving the London club.
He was at Arsenal for 18 months but he failed to impress the Emirates faithful. He scored just 8 goals in 39 games during his 1.5 years in north London. He felt he had to leave England to get his mojo back.
He said: “I have to enjoy playing football, no matter the place. In England, I no longer felt happy.
“I got a call from my agent and I wanted to come, because it was a great opportunity for me. I didn’t even have a discussion with my agent about money.
“Maybe I was not fitting so well in English football, so I think a change was good.”
“The last month at Arsenal I was not happy, so that’s why I said it was better to come to Roma and to get happy and to get the pleasure from playing football again.
“Now I am in Rome and I focus on them. This is not a step backwards as great football is played here. I wanted to change scenery and for me it is an opportunity to be seized.”
