I liked this guy the first time I saw him play. He was awesome in the recent confed cup:
JESUS NAVAS has revealed how he saved himself for Manchester City — after snubbing a move to Arsenal three years ago.
The Spanish international winger, 27, first thought about moving to England when the Gunners came in for him in 2010.
But a combination of homesickness issues and a desire to win more silverware with his home-town club Seville made him stay put.
City’s £15million new-boy recalled: “When Arsenal came in it was the year when Seville won the Spanish Cup.
“I was still winning things and achieving things at Seville and therefore it wasn’t the right time to move.
“But we haven’t won anything for two or three years and I feel now is the right time to move on.
“I always demand 100 per cent from myself so for that reason it was the right time to move.
“I am ambitious to win things. I’ve always pushed myself and it was the right time to go.”
Navas boasts an impressive medal collection for both Spain and Seville — yet he was well known for suffering from homesickness earlier in his career.
JESUS NAVAS has revealed how he saved himself for Manchester City — after snubbing a move to Arsenal three years ago.
The Spanish international winger, 27, first thought about moving to England when the Gunners came in for him in 2010.
But a combination of homesickness issues and a desire to win more silverware with his home-town club Seville made him stay put.
City’s £15million new-boy recalled: “When Arsenal came in it was the year when Seville won the Spanish Cup.
“I was still winning things and achieving things at Seville and therefore it wasn’t the right time to move.
“But we haven’t won anything for two or three years and I feel now is the right time to move on.
“I always demand 100 per cent from myself so for that reason it was the right time to move.
“I am ambitious to win things. I’ve always pushed myself and it was the right time to go.”
Navas boasts an impressive medal collection for both Spain and Seville — yet he was well known for suffering from homesickness earlier in his career.