Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is delighted to have Jurrien Timber fit to return to the pitch. Saying it’s like having a new addition to the squad.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is delighted to have Dutch defender Jurrien Timber fit to return to the club ahead of the 2024/25 season. Describing it as a “new signing”.
Timber suffered a knee injury at the start of last season and has been sidelined for the majority of the season. But is now fit enough to start and Arteta said: “He’s a new signing for us, a big addition to the squad.”
“He’s calling for a rhythm now because of course he was out of action, missing almost the entire season.”
“Look at his play, his pressing, his leadership, his movement.”
“It is not easy to come to a big club like here and start to set expectations with his performances and then on day one in the Premier League you are out for the season,” Arteta said on the club’s สมัคร ufabet official website. “But mentally he is a really tough boy.
“He is so willing, you can see that in his body language and the way he acts. He has worked so hard, I think he is in a really good place at the moment.
Timber moved from Ajax Amsterdam last summer for 34 + 4.5 million pounds. After being seriously injured in the opening match. He returned to fitness to play again towards the end of the season. He has only played 3 games for Arsenal. And being away from the field for a long time also made him be dropp. From the Netherlands national team for Euro 2024.