Denis Zakaria snubs Arsenal for Juventus then reveals Gunners legend Patrick Vieira is his ‘role model’

DENIS ZAKARIA snubbed a transfer to Arsenal in favour of Juventus regardless of admitting Gunners legend Patrick Vieira is his ‘function mannequin.’

The Swiss midfielder accomplished a late January transfer to Turin, leaving German outfit Borussia Monchengladbach.

And together with his contract ticking into the ultimate six months, Juve have been capable of snap up Zakaria for simply £7million.

Zakaria was attracting curiosity from a bunch of high European golf equipment, together with Arsenal, however finally selected a transfer to Italy.

However when requested if he had a task mannequin, Zakaria named Gunners legend Vieira as his inspiration.

He mentioned: “If I take into consideration somebody, I might say Patrick Vieira, I’ve all the time appreciated him.

“Nevertheless, I’m Zakaria and I attempt to have my type with out following an actual mannequin.

“I’m an aggressive midfielder, I like to assist the staff recuperate the ball, however I additionally prefer to assault. I can describe myself as a whole participant.

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“I’m not going to cease right here, I’m a fighter and I all the time wish to enhance. It’s an necessary step for me, however I all the time wish to change into stronger.

“I’ve an opportunity to make it right here, this can be a step ahead, not the final one.”

The driving issue behind Zakaria’s transfer to Juve was his father.

The participant revealed that his dad is a giant Juve fan so he already knew quite a bit in regards to the membership earlier than becoming a member of.

He added: “I selected Juve as a result of it is among the golf equipment that has all the time made me dream. I made a decision that it could be the appropriate method to proceed my profession.

“I anticipated to go away Borussia however not soo son. Juventus don’t name each day, it’s a dream for me and I hope I may help.

“I’m proud to be right here, Juventus have been the favorite staff of my father, so I do know quite a bit about this membership. I’ll attempt to give my all, attempting to assist my teammates as a lot as I can.

“The extent could be very excessive, the ambiance is nice.

“I really feel properly and I’ve already educated twice. If the coach wants I can play already. He [Allegri] has advised me what he expects from me, however we haven’t mentioned the main points.”

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