Arteta fires warning to Arsenal targets and contract rebels: I'm not convincing you
Posted Wednesday, May 06, 2020 by Tribalfootball.com
Mikel Arteta has told Arsenal legend Ian Wright he shouldn't have to convince any player to join the club.
The 13-time Premier League winners have been linked with a number of players for the upcoming summer.
And Arteta says he won't convince players either to join or stay at the Emirates.
"The moment we mention Arsenal, Ian you know what it means around the world," Arteta told Gunners legend Ian Wright in an interview on Adidas UK's Twitter account. "Everybody wants to come here and we have a really clear idea of what we are.
"It doesn't need much convincing and if they do, for me it's not a good starting point. If I have to convince a player to stay or to join us. To Arsenal? It holds me back a little bit.
"It has to be 'what do we have to do? I want to play for that club and represent exactly the values the style of play that I want'. That's the kind of emotion I want to hear at the start.
"The same with the players that are here. Once you finish what are the feelings you have towards the club? That's what really interests me."
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