Sead Kolasinac's former Schalke teammate explains why the left-back is the 'perfect signing' for Arsenal
Timo Hildebrand believes Kolasinac will take the Premier League by storm
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Your support makes all the difference.Sead Kolasinac suffered an inauspicious start to his Arsenal career, lasting just 42 minutes in his pre-season debut against Bayern Munich last week.
To compound matters sections of the club’s fans blasted the Bosnia international for his seemingly under-par performance.
Little did they realise that the left-back had been suffering from the sickness bug that had spread throughout the Arsenal camp during their tour to the Far East and even threw up on the side of the pitch.
But the 24-year-old was given a boost this week as former Schalke teammate Timo Hildebrand described him as the “perfect signing” for Arsenal.
"He is so strong that nobody can stop him," Hildebrand, who played for the Bundesliga between 2011 and 2014, told Sky Sports.
"He is really strong and also a fighter.
“He had those qualities even when he was a young player coming through the ranks at Schalke."
With Kieran Gibbs expected to leave Arsenal this summer, Kolasinac will be left to fight with Nacho Monreal for a berth at left-back or on the left-side of the back three that Arsene Wenger opted for at the back end of last season.
But Hildebrand sent a warning to Monreal that his former colleague will take to English football like a duck to water and should fit into the Arsenal first team with ease.
“He is a very good player and I think he is going to do well in the Premier League,” Hildebrand added.
“He is the perfect signing for Arsenal."
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