ARSENAL fans are fearing for the worst after a viral video of new-boy Jorginho getting out-sprinted by a REFEREE resurfaced.
The Italian joined the Premier League leaders in a late January transfer move.
Jorginho, 31, departed Chelsea for £12million with less than six months on his contract having helped the club win the Champions League, Super Cup and Club World Cup.
And although Jorginho has many positives about his game, his pace isn’t one of them.
An old viral video has resurfaced of the midfielder from his Chelsea days, where he was out-sprinted by a REFEREE.
It happened in Chelsea’s 2-1 home defeat to Liverpool back in 2019.
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The referee Jorginho lost the footrace to was the experienced Michael Oliver.
But the clip has Gunners fans fearing for the worst after being treated to the athleticism of Granit Xhaka, Thomas Partey and Martin Odegaard in the midfield.
One said on Twitter: “This is what scares me the most.”
Another tweeted: “Jorginho couldn’t outrun the refere! We’re doomed…”
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Jorginho is excited to get to work at Arsenal, and says manager Mikel Arteta played a big part in the transfer.
He said: “Mikel Arteta was a big influence on my decision because I know that he tried a few times to get me before.
“Everything has happened so fast. I was a bit surprised, but I took the opportunity of this amazing challenge.
“It’s an important shirt. It’s an amazing club, a big one, and I’m really excited and happy to be here.
“I’ll try to bring positive energy, hard work and my experience to help the team. It’s what I always bring with me.
“I try just to help with the experience I’ve had in my time with the other clubs and anything I can do just to help the team to achieve more and more, that’s my target.”
Arteta added: “Jorginho is a player with intelligence, deep leadership skills and a huge amount of Premier League and international experience.
“He has won many things in his career, but he still has the hunger and huge willingness to contribute here.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
