My dad was an Arsenal supporter and he used to take me there, but I've always been Chelsea.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I have played football all my life, and my dad went to see Manchester United in 2005. Since then, I have been a fan.
I want to play for Arsenal. When you see football all around the world, you see very few teams who play the way that we play. I just enjoy it. I feel it is my home now.
Two of my boys are Manchester United fans; one is an Arsenal fan. Whenever there is a game I can take the boys to, I love taking them.
I had a hard time at Chelsea mainly because I was injured much of the time. Every time I recovered from one injury I seemed to get a new one and it set me back again.
Arsenal were really interested in me for a long time, and I think that I fit into the football Arsenal play.
Out of all the clubs who were interested, I got the feeling that, deep down, Chelsea showed that they really wanted me. There were lots of reasons I came to Chelsea. They showed a real desire to get me to come here. I didn't have to think about it too much.
The fans are amazing. I'm really happy here at Arsenal, and I'm going to do my best for this club.
Other clubs never came into my thoughts once I knew Arsenal wanted to sign me.
I didn't want to go to Chelsea, because I wanted to play the Champions League and they were sixth in the league.
Liverpool is a fundamental part of my life. They don't remember me that way, but time will change that. I could not have chosen a better place to go when I left Atletico.