Riccardo Calafiori is finally an Arsenal player. After several weeks of waiting, the Italian defender has officially joined the Gunners. Having just arrived in London, the 22-year-old gave his first impressions. “I came here to play. I will do everything I can to play and bring something to the team. I hope I can do that from the first games. From my point of view, this is just the beginning. The beginning of something bigger. I am very excited to start playing for Arsenal and winning trophies.”announced the Italian on the club’s official website.
The native of Rome was recruited for 50 million euros by the London club. A revelation of Serie A and author of a very solid Euro, the Italian was very courted by many big clubs this summer. If for a long time, Juventus seemed to hold the rope, it was finally the Gunners who managed to secure the services of Calafiori. The Italian international (5 caps, no goals) however arrives in a club where the central defender position seems blocked, he could be shifted to the left side by Mikel Arteta.
