Per Mertesacker has spoken of his
long-standing admiration for Club legend Tony Adams as he prepares to make his
Arsenal debut against Swansea at the weekend.
The new signing, who moved to Emirates
Stadium from Werder Bremen on transfer deadline day, has been a Gooner since
buying a shirt at the age of ten and says the former captain is “a special
one”.
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Mertesacker is in line to don the
Arsenal red and white for the first time on Saturday and admits he always
looked up to Adams when growing up in Germany.
“We didn’t get many pictures of him on
the television but Adams was a legend here,” he told Arsenal.com. “He is a
special one for me.
“When I was looking at English football
I always looked to Arsenal and he was one of the great defenders when I was ten
or 12 years old. I knew he was the centre-half for Arsenal.
“I like the players [like Adams] very
much - I have enjoyed seeing them over the years. I hope I can improve my
performances here and get better and better - I want to be useful for the
team."
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