Arsenal made three signings during the January transfer window in the form of Jorginho, Leandro Trossard and Jakub Kiwior.
Both Jorginho and Trossard have made considerable impacts on the field already, something that is to be expected considering they are 30 and 28 years old respectively. However, Kiwior is still only 23, making his debut last Thursday in the first leg of the Gunners' Europa League round of 16 clash against Sporting CP.
The Polish international understandably looked nervous at times, with his positioning for Sporting's opening goal potentially suspect. However, his passing range was certainly easy on the eye, evading the press a number of times with a line-breaking vertical pass to a teammate in midfield.
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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta opted to take him off for Gabriel Magalhaes in the second-half. If he wants regular game time in the future, Kiwior will need to usurp the reliable Brazilian, who is Arteta's first-choice left-centre-half at this moment in time.
Now, the January arrival has revealed why he decided to join the north London club, sacrificing a starting spot in Serie A side Spezia's defence in the process. “There were lots of reasons,” he told the club's official website when quizzed on his decision to swap Italy for England.
“The league for one. I knew Arsenal were a huge club and it’d be a big challenge for me, but ultimately, you have to rise to these immense challenges.
“Arsenal are a great club, that was apparent when I saw the training complex, the stadium. Pretty much everything off the pitch is top quality. Also the fans.
“For me, that’s something very important. If you’re playing at home or on the road and you hear your fans chanting, it really energises and inspires you to give even more. It also puts fatigue or other things to the back of your mind. So, it’s crucial for me that the fans are with you and they support you as well as they do here.
“I go into every game with the mindset that I want to win. I think nobody ever likes losing; however, I’m somebody who will do everything to win every game and I’ll fight until the very end.”
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