Nacho Monreal reflects on his 'wonderful' time at Arsenal | OneFootball

Former Arsenal captain Nacho Monreal reveals he had no second thoughts about joining the club from Malaga back in 2013.

The 33-year-old departed this summer to join Real Sociedad, making 251 appearances and winning three FA Cup titles.

And Monreal insists there were only ‘wonderful’ memories after initially struggling to settle.

“Of course I remember,” he told Mundo Deportivo. “Arsenal called me on January 31 and asked if I wanted to join.

“I trained with Malaga in the morning and 10 hours later I was signing with them. Football is very complicated!

“I was happy there but the club had financial problems – I was the third to leave after Santi Cazorla and Salomón Rondón.

“Besides, when Arsenal calls, you don’t think about it. I said yes immediately.

“The beginning was difficult. I was very shy; new country, new language, new culture, players I didn’t know. It became very hard.

“But I acclimatised to the city, the club and English football and my memories are wonderful. Even being captain of Arsenal. A pride.”

One of the most underrated Premier League defenders? We definitely think so.