“We talked”, told 20
year old Arsenal star Alex Iwobi to the media a few days ago.
The intention of
the young forward of Manchester City, Kelechi Iheanacho, is to bring another Nigerian
and star to the team, but this seems to be the intention both ways. “We had a
bit of banter”, admitted Iwobi as they both want to convince the other to
change teams.
Most speculate that
after the recent match Arsenal and Man City played, the stars of the Nigerian
national team talked again. Lead by “Pep” Guardiola, they need a good wing and
that might be the right reason for Alex Iwobi to play for the Manchester City.
But, Arsenal is also looking for a forward, and that’s where Kelechi Iheanacho
likes to play, so both players are trying to bring water to their mill. Even
when the wing of Arsenal admitted that he likes to play against Kelechi and
“beat him”, he also said that their energies are now focused “in the Nigerian
national team”.
Both teams are seducing
for the Nigerians as they have great chances to end up in the top four this
season and they also might be contesting the next Champions League. Some
believe that they might be the winners of the Premier League if Chelsea slip. If
they play together it will be a bright future for both teams, as most bookies
in LatestBettingSites point out.
The players
Alex Iwobi was born in
Nigeria but his parents moved to England when he was four. Some say he has
football blood in his veins, since he is the nephew of the Nigerian star Jay-Jay
Okocha, one of the greatest midfielders in the history of the Nigerian national
team and, a brilliant playmaker. The Arsenal player took much from his uncle,
but added a bit of striking capabilities to the mix, he has scored six times in
his 57 matches since he joined the main team in 2015.
He had been in Arsenal
since joining the team in 2004 (aged 8), and has been trained ever since to
become the great player he is now. Some argue that this might be a reason for
him to stay at his “home” team and ask Iheanacho to join him at north London,
as his countryman doesn´t have such history with the Manchester City.
At present,Iwobi has
the great responsibility to substitute the impressive German player Mesut Özil
or another star in that team, Theo Walcott. He has shown great potential in his
last matches, as well as in the Nigerian national team, but he is still a
substitute in the Arsenal, and that might be his reason to leave; only time
will tell.
Kelechi Promise
Iheanacho was also born in 1996, but he stayed in Nigeria till he was summoned
by the European teams after his spectacular appearances in the 2013 FIFA U-17
World Cup. He had talks with Arsenal, Sporting Clube de Portugal and Porto,
after that performance, but he also talked to the Manchester City a year before
that, so they finally signed a contract and the “wonder kid” as some call him,
joined the team on 10 January 2014.
He has had a great
career ever since, scoring 21 times in 58 appearances in the Premier League, as
well as five goals in the national team in only eight
matches. Even when he is a substitute in the Nigerian team, both Iheanacho and
Iwobi have been included in the Confederation of African Football “dream team”,
where once stood strong names as Samuel Eto'o and Didier Drogba.
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