Emil Roback has completed his signing for AC Milan with Arsenal without the Swedish prodigy, showed Hammarby on his official website.
Two decades after an arrogant young striker named Zlatan took an omnipotent look after being asked to prove his worth in a test at Arsenal, the Gunners saw another Scandinavian star slip off his fingers.
Speaking to Fotboll Direkt in March, Hammarby’s director, Jesper Jansson, said Roback had traveled to England to chat with the giants of London.
“We have been contacted and we know the interest. He met with Arsenal,” Jensson said.
“He also visited Arsenal. Yes, I’m interested. He is a striker with exceptional physics and speed and already a qualified goalscorer.
Perhaps Arsenal has taken the accelerator, with an ongoing currency crisis restricting their ability to make additions to a team that is not easy reinforcements.
Maybe they chose to offer Roback a contract at the Emirates, after all.
Or they were led to the position through a Milanese team that has made their project bring some of the ultimate and exciting young skill to San Siro.
Whatever the explanation, Arsenal’s loss is the Rossoneri victory.
“We are very proud. Several big clubs in Europe sought to get Emil. Negotiations with AC Milan were a positive delight and we had a smart discussion about this process,” Jensson said.
Tuttomercatoweb reports that Milan paid only 1.3 million pounds to take Roback after fighting at Arsenal’s only but also Bayern Munich festival.
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