Arsenal’s on-loan defender Pablo Mari says he always believed he would make it at a big club, despite never being given a chance at Manchester City.
The Spaniard joined City from Gimnastic in 2016 but was immediately sent out on a series of loan spells – to Girona, NAC Breda, and Deportivo La Coruna.
Mari then made a permanent move to Flamengo in 2019, and his performances for Jorge Jesus’ all-conquering side earned him a loan move to Arsenal in January
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