England midfielder Eze moved to Arsenal from Crystal Palace for 69.3 million euros this summer. Recently, the Gunners midfielder spoke highly of Timber on GOAL's Beast Mode On podcast.
■About Arsenal defender Timber
Eze said: "Everyone at Arsenal has generally reached my expectations for them, and every player's expectations are very high. But there is one player who has done better than my original high expectations, although I have heard a lot of good things about him before, and that is Julian Timber. He is a special player and a special person."
"For me. "In such an atmosphere, everyone's culture is to get better, and these players are eager to improve. So to be one of them, seeing someone like him, whether it is his performance or the way he treats himself, is very inspiring to me."
■ Before the November international break, Manchester United legend and former England defender Gary Neville also praised Timber as "the second best player in the league at the moment."
Neville in The Overlap said: "I was watching the Arsenal game last night and saw Skelly, Timber, White and Calafiore, and I felt that all the Arsenal full-backs were better than Liverpool's, which is a big problem for Liverpool." For me, he is the best. And I think Timber is the closest person to him at the moment. He can do this and that, go forward well enough, and also handle all the defense on his side well."
In 2023, Arsenal spent nearly 40 million pounds to sign Timber from Ajax, but he only played three games in his first season in North London due to serious injuries. Timber has been a key member of Arteta's side since the start of last season and has started all 11 of Arsenal's Premier League games this year, earning praise from numerous commentators.