Arsenal midfielder Jorginho announces new career move after retirement

Jorginho shared with Seaman Says, "Ever since I was 18 or 19, my friends and family back home have always believed in me and said, 'You're going to be a coach.' I was taken aback and thought, 'What? I still have about 15 years of playing left. Why are you talking about coaching already?'" His love for his friends and family shines through in his determination to excel in his current role as a player.

"Then the years passed, and I see how much a coach needs to work. I was like, no way. I know I want to be involved in football, of course, afterwards, but there is no hope that I will be a coach. No chance.

"Then I came to Arsenal and they asked me if I would like to do my badges. At the beginning I was like: 'No, I don't want to be a coach.' They're like: 'Are you sure? Why not do it just to have it?'. First session, I fell in love. I was like “Oh no, why did I do it? Now I'm in trouble.

"I think I will go for it. I think so. To be on the pitch and be with the players, it was so satisfying. When you see things coming out, working out the way you expected to. So good. Being on the pitch and actually seeing the potential there. It's different.

"I think football is in a constant evolution and it's going to be changing always. It’s never going to stop. It was different when I started, it was different in the middle, and when I'm going to finish, it's going to be different."