Arsenal striker Takuma Asano is delighted with his loan move to Stuttgart.

The Japan international is hoping to hit the ground running at his new club.

"I am very happy to be here," Asano said. "I am looking forward to my time in Stuttgart and I want to play my part in helping the team achieve their goals.

"I watched German football and the German leagues during my time in Japan.

"I didn't really have a lot of time to watch the games live though.

"I know VfB Stuttgart because Shinji Okazaki and Gotoku Sakai played here.

"I am so happy to play for VfB now too."