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Mikel Arteta on how Xabi Alonso helped convince him to sign Piero Hincapié… ‘W…
🎙Mikel Arteta on how Xabi Alonso helped convince him to sign Piero Hincapié…
🗣 ‘When I spoke to Xabi just before we were going to sign him, I said if you have to describe him in one word, what would you use, and he said, “He’s a warrior.”
‘He will play through brick walls for you and he’s one of the most competitive players that I have had.
‘He’s come into the Premier League after surgery and a difficult start without a pre-season, and when you see him around his team-mates and competing on the pitch, it’s like he’s been here for 10 years.
He has an aura, a charisma – a really special character.’
🗣 ‘When I spoke to Xabi just before we were going to sign him, I said if you have to describe him in one word, what would you use, and he said, “He’s a warrior.”
‘He will play through brick walls for you and he’s one of the most competitive players that I have had.
‘He’s come into the Premier League after surgery and a difficult start without a pre-season, and when you see him around his team-mates and competing on the pitch, it’s like he’s been here for 10 years.
He has an aura, a charisma – a really special character.’
