Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez has been speaking to Arsenal.com about a number of things, including his affection for the club and who he thanks for getting this far in his career.
The Chilean forward signed for north London side Arsenal for a reported £35m last summer and has since gone on to score on 21 occasions for the Gunners and has bagged himself nine assists in his debut season.
“My mum is my biggest idol,” the 26 year-old told Arsenal Player before continuing to say: “There was a time when I had no football boots as my mum did not have money to buy a pair for me. I begged for new boots at home, but unfortunately my mum couldn’t pay for them.
“At that time I was the most important player for Arauco, the municipality’s football team. My mum went to Arauco’s city hall to ask for some sort of grant to the town´s mayor so I could have a new pair of boots.
“I wasn’t aware of her efforts until one night at 10pm a delivery van stopped at my doorstep with some brand new boots for me. I put them on straight away and I started playing on the street. I was so happy about that.”
Alexis has become a fan favourite since signing from Barcelona and he discussed them with Arsenal Player while thanking his team mates for their efforts in helping him settle.
“It hasn’t been really easy but so far my spell here is a really positive one, I like the city a lot and I feel really comfortable in the club. Supporters here are very cheerful and enlivening, which is a very nice thing.
“My team-mates are really kind too. My goal now is to take Arsenal as high as possible. I am well adapted to the country and the league. I must keep on learning, though. I want to expand my knowledge of English football in general and Arsenal and my team-mates in particular, but overall I love this league.
“At the end of the day, football was invented in this country, right? I live where football was invented. That makes me really happy.”
Alexis Sanchez will be hoping to continue the kind of form that saw him scoring a brace in the FA Cup semi-final against Reading last weekend as champions-elect Chelsea visit the Emirates stadium on Sunday.
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