Former Chelsea defender, David Luiz cites ambition as the reason he decided to leave for Arsenal this summer.
Luiz, 32, made his Gunners debut in Saturday’s 2-1 Premier League win over Burnley having swapped west London for north London.
His last game for Chelsea was last season’s 4-1 Europa League final win over Arsenal, but with the move, Luiz hopes to use his experience transform the defence at Gunners.
Luiz got a rousing welcome at the Emirates Stadium as goals from Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang proved enough to see off Burnley, who had equalised through in-form Ashley Barnes.
Luiz is expected to become a big part of Unai Emery’s plans for the campaign, with Sokratis Papastathopoulos as his partner in the back.
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“I am a guy with ambition and that is why I moved,” he said.
“I could choose a comfortable zone and get money and be cool and that is it. But I like a new a challenge and new things in my life.
“This is what gives me oxygen and gives me motivation and also to really enjoy this moment of my life. One day football will finish and you have to try to do things and improve every day as one day I will miss football.
“I could choose a comfortable zone and get money and be cool and that is it. But I like a new a challenge and new things in my life.
“This is what gives me oxygen and gives me motivation and also to really enjoy this moment of my life. One day football will finish and you have to try to do things and improve every day as one day I will miss football.