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Denis Suarez reveals why his initial days at Arsenal did not work out

Denis Suarez in action against Manchester United

Arsenal fans were quite excited about the club having signed Denis Suarez on loan from Barcelona in the winter transfer window. However, the Spaniard endured a miserable time at the Emirates and has now revealed that he was not fit during the time.

He told Cadena Ser, a Spanish radio station:

“At the end of the game I thought that I had torn my groin and they did a scan and saw that I had an oedema [a build-up of fluid] on the bone in my pelvis,”

“I thought I had torn something; I was in a lot of pain. And from then on I carried on training with medication and putting up with it as best I could but I didn’t feel right and [Unai] Emery didn’t think I was right. I wasn’t comfortable.

“I don’t think I was even at 50 per cent. After 15 days of being at Arsenal, I wasn’t right. From the 16th I wasn’t even at 50 per cent.”

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