Vermaelen delighted at joining Arsenal
Posted by arsenalsnippets | Posted in Transfers | Posted on 19-06-2009
Tags: arsenal, thomas vermaelen, Transfers, vermaelen
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New Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen has expressed his delight at joining Arsenal, and his intent to win trophies.
“Firstly, I have to say that I’m sad to be leaving Ajax and I would just like to thank everyone for their help and friendship towards me over the past eight years.
“I’m just so happy to be joining Arsenal. This is a great club with a world class manager, high quality players and a fantastic stadium.
“Everything is set up for Arsenal to be very successful for years to come and I joined this club because I know Arsenal will be challenging for trophies.
“I have had a good taste of the Champions League during my time with Ajax and this is something I am looking forward to experiencing again with Arsenal.
“I’m also looking forward to playing in the English Premier League, which for me, is the best league in the world. Also, I just want to assure the Arsenal fans that I will give everything for this club and I hope we can enjoy winning some trophies together next season.”
The defender will be playing alongside with Toure, Gallas or Djourou next season and has been likened to Man United’s Vidic in terms of playing style