Arsene Wenger has been singing Sead Kolasinac’s praises after Arsenal finally announced signing the star on a free from Schalke on Tuesday.
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Wenger believes that Kolasinac has all the right ‘ingredients’ to adapt to the physically demanding English game.
“He’s very compact as a player, very strong and determined in the challenges,” Wenger told Arsenal Player.
“He’s good in the air as well, so overall I believe he has all the attributes to adapt to English football
“The game here is very demanding physically on the commitment front and he has the ingredients to adapt to that.
As Wenger pointed out, he’s been following the 23-year-old for a ‘long time’ and therefore he’ll be well-aware that the former Bundesliga left-back will most likely be more than ready for the physicality of the Premier League.
Kolasinac, known as the Bosnian Hulk, is renowned for his strong, physical style of play and many have tipped him to excel at Arsenal since the Gunners are often accused of not having that no-nonsense presence on the pitch anymore.
With Granit Xhaka also in the mix, it looks as if Wenger’s definitely trying to beef up this current Arsenal squad.