UCL: Arteta reveals player Alonso convinced him to sign for Arsenal

Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta has revealed that erstwhile Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso played a pivotal relation successful his determination to bring successful defender Piero Hincapie past year.

The Gunners successfully fended disconnected involvement from Tottenham Hotspur to unafraid the signing of Hincapie connected indebtedness from Bayer Leverkusen past summer.

The Premier League leaders person the enactment to finalize the transportation for £45 cardinal this upcoming summer.

In an interrogation with TNT Sports, Arteta said up of Arsenal’s Champions League necktie with Bayer Leverkusen connected Wednesday night, “Before we signed Hincapie, I asked Xabi [Alonso] to picture him successful 1 word, and helium said, ‘He’s a warrior.’

“He volition play done ceramic walls for you, and helium is 1 of the astir competitory players that I person had.

“He has an aura, a charisma – a truly peculiar character.”

UCL: Arteta reveals subordinate Alonso convinced him to motion for Arsenal