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Brazilian winger Luiz Henrique has revealed his dream of playing in England with Arsenal.
The 24-year-old started his career at Fluminense before a move to Real Betis in Spain three years ago.
Henrique spent only 18 months with the La Liga outfit before returning to Brazil with Botafogo.
He has since moved to Zenit Saint Petersburg, but still dreams of playing in England and the Champions League.
Speaking to Globo Esporte, Henrique revealed that Arsenal are a team he really likes, and his relatives say he has the perfect profile for the club.
He said: “I want to honour my contract at Zenit, but my dream is to play in England one day, competing in the Champions League, something I’ve wanted since I was a kid.
“I’ve always dreamed of playing in England. There are teams there that I’m a huge fan of and I really like: Arsenal and Manchester City.
“A lot of my friends and family say I have the perfect profile for Arsenal and that I’d fit in really well there.”
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Arsenal unlikely to sign Henrique due to positional preference
The Gunners bolstered their wide attacking department with the signing of Noni Madueke from Chelsea last summer.
The England international recently scored his maiden goal for the Gunners against Bayern Munich during the 3-1 Champions League triumph.
He came on for Leandro Trossard on the left wing, but looked more comfortable after switching to the right flank following Bukayo Saka’s substitution.
Arsenal are already well-equipped on the right wing, with Saka, Madueke and Max Dowman among the options manager Mikel Arteta can pick from.
Meanwhile, Henrique has managed four goal contributions from 17 appearances for Zenit this term.
The Brazil international has won seven duels per appearance with almost two dribbles. He has also impressed with his defensive contributions, averaging 1.7 tackles and 4.4 recoveries.
Despite this, he is a specialist left-footed right winger who can at times play on the left. Henrique has made 119 appearances in his career from the right, compared to just 17 on the opposite end.
Even if Henrique improves his goal involvements at Zenit, Arsenal may not consider an approach, given they are likely to focus on signing a marquee left winger in the future transfer windows.
