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Gnabry speaks on potential Premier League return with Arsenal

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Bayern Munich star Serge Gnabry has admitted Arsenal would be favorites to sign him if he was to return to the Premier League.

Serge Gnabry has admitted that Arsenal would be “the favorite” if he was to make a return to the Premier League.

The Bayern Munich star left the Gunners in 2016 and was deemed not ready for Premier League football by Tony Pulis after a loan stint with West Brom.

While the Baggies would suffer relegation, Gnabry went on to win a pair of Bundesliga titles, two German Cups, the Champions League and the Super Cup with Bayern Munich.

Looking back at his career progression, the German forward is proud of the path he has followed.

“You always hear a little bit about it or people in the U.K. ask me about it,” he said to CBS Sports about those Pulis comments. “It looks like it won’t stop, all I can say is I’m proud of the journey I’ve taken.

“To be a Champions League winner now when a couple of years back I was doubted is obviously a great thing for me.

“Of course after having struggled a lot it was difficult to pick myself up. The biggest thing is that self-confidence, that I knew what I was capable of. I never lost that. Obviously, you doubt it at some points but I never lost it.”

Gnabry helped to dismantle Chelsea and Tottenham in European competitions in recent years and admitted his respect for his old team made it all the more sweeter.

“Of course, because of my Arsenal history against Spurs you have a little bit more motivation.”

And when asked about a return to England’s top-flight he admitted a return to the Emirates would be “the favorite”.

For a player who has won all he can with Bayern, Gnabry could well be tempted to return to the Premier League at a later point in his career.

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