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Matteo Guendouzi is becoming fan favorite at Arsenal

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Not much was known of him when Arsenal announced the signing of 19-year-old Matteo Guendouzi from Lorient. Guendouzi is another of findings of World famous – Sven Mislintat (Arsenal’s head of recruitment). All that was known about the player at the time was that:

  • He was a part of PSG’s academy before signing up with Lorient’s  academy in 2014
  • He made his debut for Lorient’s first team in October 2016 when he was only seventeen.
  • Matteo has represented France at under-18, under-19 and under-20 level.

But here we are, talking about him and comparing him with the likes of Michael Carrick and Paul Pogba just weeks after his arrival.

At nineteen, he is one for the future though inheritance of Xhaka’s Number 29 signifies ‘He is in Unai Emery’s plan for some first team outings.‘ Matteo is expected to be an integral part of youth setup complemented with significant amount of first team outings in Europea League, FA Cup and League Cup.

Guendouzi’s performance in the preseason have forced Gunners to lay their eyes on him.

In its review of match against PSG, Guendouzi was named Daily Mirror’s Man of the Match. The paper described his performance against PSG as follows:

“The Frenchman might be the recruit of the summer. He possesses an unbelievable passing ability, with positional sense to cut out any danger. If you squinted and ignored the flowing locks, you could be duped into thinking you were watching 2008-era Xavi.”

His confidence and ability with the ball is something everyone are talking about.

Here are some of the reactions from fans who have taken notice of Guendouzi’s skills:

Its still early for Matteo, but it looks like Arsenal have unearthed a gem in Matteo Guendouzi.

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