Antonio Reyes Signed Arsenal Shirt

Antonio Reyes Signed Arsenal Football Shirt, signed on his iconic No.9 on the back of the shirt framed to commemorate his Arsenal career, where he made 69 appearences and scored 16 goals, from 2004-2007. 100% authentic original autograph hand signed in person by Antonio Reyes. The shirt is shown unframed, but will be framed included for the listed price, or bespoke framed to the buyers specifications. A rare item indeed as he sadly died in a car accident in 2019. Supplied with our lifetime guarantee and Coa.

Jose Antonio Reyes Biography

José Antonio Reyes Calderón was born 1 September 1983  and died  1 June 2019, aged 35. He was a Spanish professional footballer who played mainly as a left winger and also as a forward. He made his debut for Sevilla aged 16 and signed for English club Arsenal in January 2004, winning the Premier League and FA Cup in his spell in London. He returned to Spain in September 2006, on loan with Real Madrid, where he won La Liga. He then moved to Atlético Madrid, and won the Europa League twice. He also had a short loan spell in Portugal with Benfica, before re-joining Sevilla late in his career and winning the Europa League another three times, reaching a record individual total of five. He later had spells with Espanyol, Córdoba, Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard and Extremadura.

He earned 21 caps for Spain, and played at the 2006 World Cup. He died in June 2019 at the age of 35 in a car crash.

He joined Arsenal during the January transfer window of the 2003–04 campaign. A £10.5 million transfer fee was negotiated with bonuses, depending on the success of Arsenal, which eventually rose to £17 million. He made his debut on 1 February 2004 in a 2–1 win over Manchester City. His goals in the penultimate two games helped Arsenal accomplish their unbeaten season in the Premier League. Hat-tricks in friendlies during summer 2004 showed his improvement, and he was a prominent influence on his team's impressive start to 2004–05, in which he managed to score in each of the first six matches. He was named as the Premier League Player of the Month for August 2004, however he struggled midway through the season and performed inconsistently overall.

In early 2005, Reyes was reported to be homesick while at Arsenal, even though his parents, Mari and Francisco, as well as brother Jesús lived with him in England. During a prank call, about a possible transfer deal he declared that life in London was far from what he had envisioned and he would welcome a move back to his country; he also supposedly said that he wanted out of the club as there were "bad people" at Arsenal.

On 21 May 2005, Reyes became only the second player in history (after Kevin Moran) to be sent off in an FA Cup final, when he was dismissed for a second yellow card shortly before the end of extra time against Manchester United, though his team still went on to win the game in a penalty shootout. He temporarily ended speculation about a move away from Highbury in July, when he signed a new six-year contract and declared that he was "looking forward to having many more successful years at the club. He featured heavily in the Gunners' 2005–06 Champions League run, against, among others, Real Madrid, Juventus and Villarreal, coming on as a substitute in the final against Barcelona, which Arsenal lost 2–1. However, in August 2006, he expressed a desire not to play in the club's Champions League qualifying match against Dinamo Zagreb – to do so would render him 'cup-tied' and complicate a move to Real Madrid, manager Arsène Wenger left him out of the side, thus fuelling speculation that a transfer was soon to be agreed.

He was linked to Real Madrid along with Arsenal teammate Cesc Fàbregas in the summer of 2006, when presidential candidate Arturo Baldasano claimed he would sign both if elected. After making two official statements on Arsenal's website denying media reports of being unhappy, alleged quotes from him in the Spanish press contradicted his denials. This tested the patience of the manager Arsene Wenger, which eventually led the teams to exchange him for Brazilian international Júlio Baptista, each on a season-long loan deal. and he helped Real Madrid win the league helping them to beat Mallorca and claim yet another league title

Real Madrid appointed former Getafe coach Bernd Schuster on 8 July 2007, increasing the chances that he would sign a permanent deal and stay in Spain, but he eventually signed to rivals Athletico Madrid. On 30 July 2007,  he passed his medical and penned a four-year deal reportedly worth €12 million, with Athletico Madrid.

This is a must for any collector of signed Arsenal memorabilia. A very rare piece of Antonio Reyes signed Arsenal shirt, that will increase in in value.

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