Arsenal defender Emmanuel Eboue revealed what it meant for him to be chosen by Arsenal as he explained how he just couldn’t believe the Gunners were interested in his services.

Speaking to Arsenal TV Online, the Ivory Coast International explained how he was approached by Beveren representatives to tell him that he would have soon played his last game for the Club for the very simply reason that Arsene Wenger wanted him at Arsenal.

The 27-year old added how the news came as a complete surprise to him but it didn’t take long to understand that it was not a dream.

In fact, Arsene Wenger went personally to Belgium to monitor the player and ask him to join the Gunners with Eboue saying how it was incredible when at the end of the game he was approached by the Arsenal boss who personally asked him to join his team.

On joining the Gunners, Eboue said:

I remember when they told me, ‘Manu, this is your last game for Beveren and after that you’ll go to Arsenal’. I said, ‘No no no, you can’t tell me that!’.

I was surprised but that day the boss [Arsene Wenger] was in Belgium to watch the game and when I saw him I realised it was true, that maybe he was there to buy him. I was so happy, after the game he spoke with me and asked me whether I wanted to join Arsenal.

And I said, ‘Of course, if you take me I’ll be happy’.

It was a dream.