What Unai Emery said about PSG star Adrien Rabiot amid Arsenal interest?

It’s obvious for everyone that with Unai Emery’s appointment Arsenal are keen to strengthen their defense as they look to reshape their squad following last season’s sixth-placed finish in the Premier League. Host of names are being linked with a possible move to this summer with Steven N’Zonzi and  Adrien Rabiot, being the main targets. Arsenal’s head coach would like to see the France international arrive this summer who can help him with his 4-2-3-1 formation. The France international who has spent the past two seasons under Emery at Paris Saint-Germain could be very important for Emery’s new squad. Speaking to the media Emery said about Rabiot: “Let’s talk about Rabiot. He’s a central midfielder, who is more comfortable playing as a defensive midfielder rather than a creative one. Even if he remains more of box-to-box, rather than a defensive midfielder. “When you want to play with a defensive, creative and box-to-box-midfielders in fixed positions, Rabiot finds himself confronted to a problem. He has to run, run, run and not play in a fixed position statically. And even less so with his back turned on the action. “Rabiot doesn’t really like playing as a defensive midfielder, he likes playing as a box-to-box, but I prefer him as a defensive midfielder. That’s why after the elimination against Real Madrid [in the 2017/18 Champions League], I told him he would play as a defensive midfielder.”

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