Welbeck reveals Arsenal Transfer was Dream Move
New Arsenal signing, Danny Welbeck has revealed that he has wanted to play for Arsenal for a while and believes that he can be the cutting edge striker the team needs.
While giving his first interview since his surprise £16 million deadline day move from Manchester United, Welbeck said: “I’ve envisaged myself playing in this team before. For it to finally happen is very exciting.
“I believe the style of play the manager’s got, the boys play and with the magnificent players in midfield slotting balls through, I can run on to the end of those balls and slot them away.
“I’d like to bring pace and power to the game. At Arsenal, we’re not short of combination football and I like to join in on that and get in behind defenders and try to get shots off at goal. I want to score some goals and help the team to achieve the right results.”
Welbeck who scored 29 goals in 142 games for United says he wants the chance to perform as the main central striker for Arsenal so he can help the team win the Premier League title as he did with Manchester United
“I feel like it’s time where we could really push on and try and challenge for the Premier League title,” he said. “They’ve done well in recent years and last year we got the FA Cup and I feel like it’s time where we could really push on and try and challenge for the Premier League title. I’ve got one medal and it’s something that I really want to add to.
“I’ve been at United ever since I was a little boy and I had a great time there. I just think this is the next stage of my development – to come to Arsenal, to really show people what I can do as a footballer and hopefully get to the place where I want to be.
“Things move on in life and I think you’ve really got to make the right decision in the situation that you’re in at that moment in time. I really do believe that coming to Arsenal is the right decision.
“It’s difficult to say how I felt at the [different] times of each day because the deal was on and then it was off but at the end of the day I’m an Arsenal player and I couldn’t be any happier at the moment.”
