New Arsenal signing Christos Tzolis says he arrives in north London raring to and ‘hungry for goals’ after completing his move from Club Brugge this week.
The 24-year-old Greece international forward was voted Player of the Year in Greece, after an incredible campaign in which he scored 22 goals, added 29 assists and helped Club Brugge regain the Belgian league title.
It was the third season in a row in which he scored 20+ goals – he also did so in his debut year at Brugge, and during a highly successful loan spell at Fortuna Dusseldorf in Germany in 2023/24.
Now he wants to build on those incredible numbers in the Premier League. Speaking after signing for ARSENAL, he said the move was still sinking in: “I need some time to realise, I think!” he said. “It’s absolutely amazing to sign for such a big club, the champions of England. I’m very proud to be part of this team for the next season.
“When my agent was saying maybe it was a possibility, I was already excited. Afterwards it was getting more serious and now I’m here.”
“I had a nice conversation [with Mikel Arteta]. It was around an hour. We talked about everything, about the club, about myself, about his plans, about me of course, about the team. It was only positive things.”
“I’m a direct player, I go for goals or assists,” he said. “That’s my point of view as an attacker, as a winger. I’m always hungry to score or to give the final pass to my teammates. And I can say I work hard for the team, also in the defensive part.”
“I can say more or less that I know the level of the Premier League,” he added. “I know it’s the best league in the world. Of course it’s different if you play for Norwich or Arsenal, I think you have the ball more as a player of Arsenal.
“So we attack more the other teams. It’s very physical, the league and the quality is very high, so I’m prepared for that. Also in the Champions League it’s quite high, so I believe every game is like a Champions League game here in Premier League.”
“I love to watch football, I know everything about the Premier League, I know everything about Arsenal,” he said. “I watched so many games this year and especially we played against each other, like you said. It was 0-3 in our stadium. I can say it was the most difficult team to attack against that I’ve played so far.
“We played against other big teams, but against ARSENAL, we had the most difficulties to make clear chances. We had some chances, but not very clear. They were very efficient also and scored three amazing goals against us, it was a fair result in the end.”
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