Arsenal's Mohamed Elneny (AP)
Arsenal's Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Elneny said on Tuesday that he has been picking up new things every day since his move to the team.
The Egyptian international joined Arsenal in January from Swiss side Basel, making three appearances with the Gunners so far.
"Of course each period has its own experiences and is unique,” Elneny told Arsenal Player on Tuesday. "But when I came here it’s as if I’m starting over."
"I need to learn from the people here. This is the best club in the world so I need to learn how the people here move, see things, think about things. These are all experiences I hope to learn from."
The 23-year-old said he is proud to play at a great club like Arsenal, adding that he is happy to concretise his dream of playing against teams he used to watch on TV.
“When we were little in Egypt we would watch Arsenal, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Barcelona, and then all of sudden I was playing against them [for Basel],” he said. "In my first season I played against Zenit and Tottenham, and all of these teams we would watch on TV."
"We knocked Tottenham out of the Europa League and got to the semi final. Before, I was watching these people on TV, then I was knocking them out of a tournament. Last season it was Real Madrid and Basel who qualified to the round of 16," he continued.
"We beat Liverpool to qualification. They went to the Europa League and we carried on in the Champions League. So once you start knocking out the teams you watched on TV, your dreams start to grow, you realise that they are players just like you and that you are at the same standard."
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