Chiellini: It was really stupid to reject Arsenal at the age of 16 Ibrahimovic was the best enemy of my career

Juventus defensive veteran Chiellini recently gave an interview to French media outlet So Foot, saying he had the opportunity to play at Arsenal and saying it was a stupid decision to turn down the Gunners.

Chiellini said: "Now it seems that I was really stupid to reject Arsenal's offer in the first place. I was 16 years old at the time, playing in Serie C and I got a lucrative offer. I don't feel like I'm ready and if I accept Arsenal's offer, it gives the impression of betraying Livorno. ”

Chiellini also spoke about Ibrahimovic, saying: "I have great respect for Zlatan and we respect each other. My first season at Juve, we were teammates. I was never afraid to face him, never to take a step back in front of him, when he already had extraordinary physical qualities. ”

After that, he transferred and became an absolute enemy. Without a doubt, Ibrahimovic is the best enemy of my career. ”

Chiellini's interest in Arsenal is not unfounded, with Van Persie revealing in an interview last December that he had tried to persuade Wenger to bring in Chiellini, saying at the time: "At a given moment, I felt it necessary to point out where Arsenal should do better if they wanted to win the league title. At the time I felt that the team lacked the mentality to win and asked Wenger to sign Chiellini. ”

"I've played against Chiellini a couple of times and he's a real winner. He's 36 years old, but every time he plays, he smiles and elbows his opponent 9 times. He always smiled at his opponent Ma Wei, and he would never get a yellow card. You need winners and killers like that, and I thought Arsenal should sign him. ”

(Goblin Killer)