Piero Hincapie sends five-word Arsenal message after first training session

Arsenal defender Piero Hincapie marked his first training session with the Gunners by uploading a social media post to his new fans.

The Ecuadorian defender arrived on loan from Bayer Leverkusen with an option to buy the player next summer for £45 million, should Mikel Arteta’s side decide to snap him up permanently. Hincapie, 23, may have arrived at the club expecting to be on the bench, with William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes, Riccardo Calafiori, Jurrien Timber and Ben White already in situ.

However, the Gunners’ number five may be called upon earlier, with Saliba out with an ankle injury he picked up in the 1-0 defeat to Liverpool. With White also enduring his own fitness issues, Hincapie, who demonstrated his quality in Ecuador’s impressive 1-0 victory over Argentina, could well be handed his debut.

With the possibility in mind, Hincapie made it clear to his fans he is ready to make his mark. He uploaded a series of pictures from his first training session at Arsenal’s Sobha Realty Training Ground.

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