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JULIO FEELS AT HOME HERE NOW…

JULIO FEELS AT HOME HERE NOW…

By Chris Dunlavy

JULIO Arca could barely speak a word of English when he pitched up at Sunderland in the summer of 2000.
“And things were very different to the way they are now,” says the 45-year-old Argentinian, whose £3.5m transfer from Argentinos Juniors was a big-money move at the time.
“There were only a few other foreign players at the club. In the whole Premier League, there were probably like four or five other Argentinians. Nobody used to speak Spanish for me and the accent here is pretty strong as well!
“But the one thing I always said is ...

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