With reports that the Gunners are closing in on PSG’s 17 year old prospect Yacine Adli. Pires is enthused by the potential signing, but warned that Adli will take some time to adapt if indeed he does sign.
“He’s a talented player. He has very good qualities, very fast with the ball and he can score. I know Unai Emery likes this player. I don’t know what’s happened the last two days, but if he joins Arsenal, I think he will be a good player for the new squad. France and England is not really the same football, I know. Everything is new and you need to adapt. So for him, if he joins, at the beginning it’s very important to learn and watch what happens on the field because you need to learn every day,” Pires said at Arsenal’s kit launch.
He’s young and it’s very difficult to leave your family, your country and find new players, new football and a new philosophy. It’s very difficult, very tough, that adaption. But I know Arsenal is like a family, so if he wants, he can make a success of his career at Arsenal if he signs,” added the former invincible.