Pablo Mari has broken his silence on Twitter since joining Arsenal on a permanent basis.
The Gunners confirmed on Tuesday that they had signed the Spanish centre-back from Flamengo.
Mari, who cost Arsenal a reported £14 million, originally signed for the North Londoners on a half-season loan in January, but it’s been converted into a long-term deal now.
It’s a divisive move by the Emirates Stadium club by virtue of the fact that the 26-year-old suffered ankle ligament damage in last week’s 3-0 defeat by Manchester City.
Mari will be out for the foreseeable future, but here’s how the Spaniard reacted to messages of support on Twitter – and how Arsenal fans responded to that post:
Spending £14 million on an injured player in this climate has to be considered a risk.
If next season is played behind closed doors, which is up for discussion, then Arsenal stand to lose £114 million and although £14 million wasn’t considered a huge amount of money before March, it’s hardly chunk change now.
Even worse, Mari had – somewhat ironically – only managed 114 minutes of Premier League football for the club since joining in January, so this permanent deal is a significant leap of faith.
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