Arsenal youngster Alex Iwobi has admitted he is “gutted” he will no longer wear jersey No 45 in the new season.
Iwobi will now wear the jersey number 17 from the 2016/17 season.
He wore the jersey number 45 this past season, but with Tomas Rosicky and Mikel Arteta leaving ‘The Gunners’, thereby vacating their jersey numbers, the 20-year-old forward has been handed Alexis Sanchez’s former number.
“Also Very Gutted To Let Go Of “Big45” ... However It Is An Honour To Be Given The Number 17, New Chapter In My Football Career #COYG,” the youngster tweeted.
Arsenal announced squad numbers for the next season, with the Nigeria international taking up number 17, which has been vacated by Sanchez, with the Chilean now on jersey number 7.
Iwobi started for Nigeria in their international friendly against Mali on Friday night in Rouen, France, in which they won 1-0 courtesy of a Kelechi Iheanacho strike.
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