The name Ethan Nwaneri dominated discussions before all top leagues went on break for the international round of games, which were concluded yesterday around the world.
Nwaneri became the youngest ever Premier League player at 15 years and 181 days when he played the final three minutes of Arsenal’s 3-0 win over Brentford which saw them go back to top of the table.
Born in the United Kingdom to a Nigerian father by name Obi, the international future of the talented teen is safely in the hands of England where he is already a youth international. As a matter of fact there are talks of fast tracking him to the U21s.
However there is still a glimmer of hope that he could yet play for Nigeria particularly if his chance with England fails to arrive as he sees a player of the senior national team of Nigeria as his idol. The player in question according to his father is Alex Iwobi.
” Iwobi’s rise to the top at Arsenal inspired my son and he sees him as his idol till date. I am also close to his parents so it was easy mentoring my son who was still very young when Iwobi broke into the first team at Arsenal. The dream to match and surpass the feat by Iwobi is also a driving force”, the father said while speaking on the rise of his son to the first team of Arsenal.
