Edin Dzeko has expressed his hope that Henrikh Mikhitaryan will make his move to Roma permanent.
The Arsenal star moved to Serie A during the summer transfer window after falling down the pecking order at the Emirates Stadium.
Mkhitaryan will be hoping to reignite his career with the Italian side, and speaking to Sky Sports, Dzeko said that he's backing the midfielder to big a big success this term after scoring on his debut this weekend.
He said: "I expect it from him. I know him as a great player, and he is a very good addition to our attacking team who wants to play football.
"I am 100 per cent sure he is going to be a big help for us. I was definitely happy to see this transfer happen.
"After we played for our national teams and he scored two goals against us I told him, 'My friend, next games you have to score for Roma as well!'
"He's a great pro. I remember him also from Borussia Dortmund times and he will be a big player for us. Hopefully, he can stay a long time here.
"Hopefully he will [stay]. He will see that we are playing football here and immediately he scored a goal so hopefully, he can have more goals and a lot of assists for us."
