Arsenal striker Robin van Persie is delighted with the arrival of Gervinho from Lille.
Van Persie has already seen Gervinho in action and welcomes the competition that his potential new team-mate will bring.
"I know him from the highlights of the French league," the Dutchman told arsenal.com. "I've seen him play a couple of times for the Ivory Coast and I've been speaking to [Emmanuel] Eboue and he was very positive about him.
"The things I've seen look great but we will have to wait and see how he adapts. Every new player that comes in needs time so he will need a couple of months to feel at home and hopefully he can play his best football.
"I think it is a good thing that you have competition. Everyone needs competition because no one really wants to go to sleep. I think in the ideal world, no one is really sure of his place. Maybe the captain and the goalkeeper but all the others shouldn't be known before that they will play. It's good to have competition and be on your toes.
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