By Luis Mira
18 Jul 2011 20:22:00
EPL: Denilson, Arsenal – Everton (Getty Images)
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Arsenal midfielder Denilson has targetted winning the Brazilian league title ahead of his loan switch to Sao Paulo.
The Brazilian stated at the end of the season he was looking to leave London after a frustrating campaign in which he only made six starts in the Premier League.
Denilson will now return to the club he left in 2006 to pursue his career abroad and has declared he will do his best to claim silverware.
“I am very pleased to return. I hope the pending issues will soon be solved and I can soon get to play. I want to help Sao Paulo become Brazilian champions,” Denilson told Lancenet.
“I have returned because of my family and Sao Paulo. This is the club where I was raised, where I started, who have a very beautiful history. I am realising a dream.”
The 23-year-old, who joins the South American outfit on a season-long switch, has confessed that one of the reasons he has decided to accept a new challenge is because of the Gunners’ title drought, as he is looking to get his hands on a trophy in his homeland.
“It was complicated, I was five years there and unfortunately we did not win anything. Now, with my head at Sao Paulo, I think I will do that,” the player added.
“I hope to resolve everything as soon as possible to return to work and continue my career here in Brazil.”