Pascal Cygan suddenly appeared in the news thanks to the mayor of New York. Tuesday, Zohran Mamdani said that when he got up, he “thinks of Sébastien Squillaci, Pascal Cygan… Marouane Chamakh”. Not against this spotlight, the former Arsenal player has responded to numerous media requests since the exit of the New York city councilor, a fervent supporter of the Gunners.
Speaking to L’Équipe, Cygan said he was very touched, like his parents, to occupy the thoughts of “one of the best-known people in the world”. To thank him, the ex-defender planned to send him a jersey worn during the Invincibles season, in 2003-2004. “I will contact New York City Hall to be certain that it will land in the hands of the mayor… he assured the sports daily. I’m not doing this to be invited to New York, especially since I’m not very proud of my level of English. »
According to him, Zohran Mamdani’s words prove one thing: the mayor is a “real fan”, not a fake supporter. “That means that he knows and has encouraged all the players who have passed through the club,” he smiled. Afterwards, I can imagine that I am not the player who made him dream the most when he was young. It was probably more Thierry Henry or Dennis Bergkamp. I also suspect that if he quoted me, it was to answer a question like: Could you prove to us that you really know the history of Arsenal? »
