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Rob Holding: This is the real reason why I decided to join Arsenal
ROB HOLDING claims Calum Chambers helped convince him to join Arsenal.
Rob Holding over the moon to hear about Arsenal's interest
The 21-year-old signed for Arsenal from Bolton in the last summer transfer window.
He was linked with moves to Premier League rivals Everton, Chelsea and Bournemouth before putting pen to paper on a deal at the Emirates.
And Holding, who has made five appearances for the north London side so far this season, admits he was only interested in a move to Arsenal despite interest from other Premier League clubs.
Rob Holding has made five appearances for Arsenal so far this season
Holding revealed that Calum Chambers helped convince him to join Arsenal
I spoke to Calum Chambers and he said Arsenal is a great club – 'If it happens for you, it would be great to have you there'
"There were people with things on Twitter saying, 'He’s linked here, he’s linked there,' but I think the concrete one that I knew, that my agent told me, was that Arsenal were interested,” he said.
“I was like, “Wow, Arsenal are interested in me,” so that was one that I wanted to push forward.
“Then when I went away with England in the summer to Toulon, I spoke to Calum Chambers and he said Arsenal is a great club – 'If it happens for you, it would be great to have you there’.
Holding impressed during his time at Bolton
"It was a bit surreal.
"At the time I was just looking round and seeing my name all over Twitter and places and I’d wake up in the morning and one of my mates had sent me a screen of the newspaper that had linked me with Everton, and I had no idea.
"They were asking me, 'What’s happening, what’s happening?!' and I was like, 'I don’t know, it’s crazy, we’ll just see what happens’.”
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