Aston Villa’s Calum Chambers and Lyon hitman Alexandre Lacazette have hailed Rob Holding after he departed Arsenal and joined Crystal Palace on transfer deadline day.
On Saturday, the 27-year-old posted an emotional message to the Arsenal fans on Instagram and spoke about how he has been ‘lucky’ to represent the club.
Rob Holding spent seven years at Arsenal after he was signed by the club’s legendary manager, Arsene Wenger.
Whilst Holding showcased promise during the early stages of his career at the Emirates, he just hasn’t been able to progress as he would have liked.
But now he starts a new chapter in his career and will be hoping to help a vibrant Crystal Palace side progress towards the Premier League’s top ten under Roy Hodgson – the north London club have made a ‘£2 million profit’ on the centre-back.
When Holding sent his ‘heartfelt’ message to the Arsenal faithful on Instagram, in the comments section of his post, several players sent their well wishes.
Aston Villa defender Calum Chambers, who left Arsenal in 2022, wrote ‘What a man’, whilst Coventry City star and ex-Hale End academy product, Ben Sheaf added: ‘What a guy’.
Ex-striker Alexandre Lacazette added ‘A real man’.
Right move for Holding
Given that a certain Gabriel Magalhaes is warming Arsenal’s bench of late, then it just proves how much of a tough task Holding had of earning game time under Arteta if he stayed on.
Added to that, the Gunners are back in the Champions League, so it’s no time for Arteta to play a weakened team.
This move to Crystal Palace allows Holding to earn regular starts and try to progress a career that has hit the roadblocks.
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