Arsenal’s new signing Riccardo Calafiori reportedly told manager Mikel Arteta that his bags were packed and he was ready to join his team.
Calafiori was officially confirmed as a Gunners player on Monday.
The 22-year-old chose to join Arsenal from Bologna in a €50 million deal, despite interest from other teams in Europe.
Arteta said: “When I spoke to him one or two times and I knew the other things [teams being interested], I wasn’t really sure if we could do it or not.
“But he was adamant: ‘Let me know when you’re ready; my bags are ready and I just want to come to Arsenal’.
“Those were his words and when you have that feeling, someone that has that willingness to join us and make us better and that determination, it’s really powerful and as a club, we should be really proud of that.”