Shkodran Mustafi says fellow Arsenal transfer signing Lucas Perez will be a hit at Emirates
Wednesday 7 September 2016 12:30, UK
Lucas Perez has everything a striker needs and will make Premier League defenders "uncomfortable", according to new Arsenal team-mate Shkodran Mustafi.
Mustafi and Perez both completed high-profile deals to join Arsenal on Transfer Deadline Day to take the Gunners' number of summer arrivals to five.
Perez, 27, joined from Deportivo La Coruna and faced former Valencia defender Mustafi during their time in La Liga. Mustafi has spoken from first-hand experience of what his new Arsenal colleague can bring to the Emirates.
"He is uncomfortable to play against," Mustafi told Arsenal Player. "He's a good striker - he has everything a striker needs.
"He's someone you can play well with. He doesn't just run around and wait for someone to give him a pass to score a goal. He works a lot for the team as well and he creates chances.
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"He's in the right place at the right time, as he showed last year in La Liga. I played there for two years and I know it's not that easy to score many goals in La Liga, because you have great defenders there as well.
"I think he's going to help the team a lot."
Mustafi is expected to be available to make his Arsenal debut when they face Southampton on Saturday, despite suffering an injury scare while on international duty with Germany.
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