Mikel Arteta don come back for pre-season training after im summer break, and im say im energy don reach highest level. The Arsenal manager talk about wetin dey target for di upcoming campaign.
Two months don pass since Arsenal parade trophy for streets of Islington afta dem win Premier League title. Arteta call dat moment di best football experience wey im don ever get. Now im dey back for work, dey plan how to build on dat success.
Di squad dey Spain now for pre-season match against Girona dis weekend. Di boss full optimism, say im see di drive and dynamism among di players. Im say: ‘First of all, di energy for di bodies, for dia eyes, how dem look. Di players come back better dan ever. Dat tell you di direction we want to go and di culture we don set.’
Arteta say di focus now na for di season ahead. Arsenal dey defend title for first time in 22 years. Im say: ‘Excellence has to be our standard. Dis must drive us to attack di future. We show say we get am. Now we show say we belong to dis level and we want take dis club to different dimension.’
Di squad dey reintegrate players wey feature for World Cup. Arteta talk say dem get three different pre-season schedules for different groups. Kai Havertz dey desperate to come back, Viktor and Piero same. Declan Rice dey already ask if im fit to play. Im say: ‘Dat attitude dey more powerful dan di programme.’
Arsenal don sign two new players for pre-season: goalkeeper Illan Meslier and forward Christos Tzolis. More signings expected before transfer window close. Arteta confirm: ‘We know say we want take dis club to different level. We don identify where we get opportunity to grow and improve. Hopefully very soon we fit start to put things concrete.’
Arteta end di interview by remind supporters of dia part for di success. Im talk about connection: ‘Di Tifo for north London derby help us win. My body language and energy for stadium get impact. We don see di impact of one and a half million people together. Dat na our biggest superpower.’
Arsenal still dey target top players like Vinicius Junior from Real Madrid, Julian Alvarez from Atletico Madrid, and Bruno Guimaraes from Newcastle. Arteta say: ‘My ambition na to nail di standards every day, maintain dat ambition, discipline, commitment and positive energy through 11 months. If we achieve dat, we go dey strong position for May.’
