Pablo Mari has expressed his gratitude towards Arsenal fans as he departs the club to join Monza, sending them a heartfelt message.
The Spanish defender was one of Mikel Arteta’s early signings when he took charge at the Emirates Stadium. Mari’s composed style of play made him a valuable squad figure in the team during the initial stages of his Arsenal career. However, his progress was hampered by injuries, which hindered his development.
As Arsenal acquired top-quality defenders over time, Mari found it increasingly difficult to secure regular playing time in the first team. Consequently, he joined Monza on loan last season, and following their successful achievement of maintaining top-flight status in Italy, the move has now been made permanent.
As he prepares for this new chapter in his career outside of England, Mari took the opportunity to express his appreciation to Arsenal for giving him the chance to play for one of Europe’s biggest clubs. He acknowledges the support and the opportunity provided to him by the club and its fans during his time at Arsenal.
He wrote, as quoted by The Sun:
“As my contract with Arsenal comes to an end, I wanted to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude to each and every one of you.
“Thank you for giving me the opportunity to represent this great and historic club, for all the memories we lived together and for the support I always received.
“It has been an immense honour to wear the Arsenal jersey and win two titles with this club.
“The Gunners will always have a place in my heart.”
Just Arsenal Opinion
Mari was one of the finest players in our squad during Arteta’s early days and the defender is one man we enjoyed watching.
However, we have better defenders now and wish him the best of luck in his newest adventure in Serie A.
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Wish him success as he forges ahead.
I wouldn’t have described him as one of our best players during Arteta’s early months but to know that he could have been killed in a knife attack was shocking. He came across as a decent man and good luck to him in the future
I thought he was better than he he got credit for. Good, robust defender who was more than decent on the ball, just a bit slow for our playing style – if I recall correctly he had a couple of bad games after an injury and was never going to force his way back in, but did quite well before that. Anyways, wish him the best.
I share the sentiments of the three posters above, the heavenly father dosen’t give a man more than what he can bears.
Campeón de Copa Libertadores en Sud América ,con Flamengo de Brasil, palabras mayores ganar el otro gran torneo de clubes del mundo..que antes se batía por la hegemonía del futbol mundo a un solo partido en Japón en la copa Intercontinental con el campeón de Europa.. entonces.llego a Arsenal con Arteta en post pandemia y participó en la obtención de la F.A cup y La Comunity Shield
cuando parecía que arrancaba un gran ciclo que solo fue el prólogo de una gran Historia que ahora vamos a escribir ..con un un nuevo…. objetivo..alcanzar la cima..del éxito, a Pablo le deseo un feliz ciclo en Italia ,tal vez las lecciones y la falta de costumbre a la liga le complicaron su estadía en Londres pero es muy capaz y calidad no le falta..en Italia va a poder sobresalir con su estilo más romántico ,que vertiginoso..éxito entonces al que agradecido se despide y se va..