Look, we can’t be entirely sure how accurate the information that All Nigeria Soccer get is, but it’s probably got its finger on the pulse of the Nigerian game a bit more than we do.
Anyway, you will have heard over the last couple of months of our interest in two Nigerian teenagers. Kelechi Nwakali and Samuel Chukwueze, were both reported to have signed deals with the club.
However, it seems that things with Chukwueze have not gone as planned, and he’s on the verge of a move to Porto. However, the Nwakali deal seems done and dusted, and today All Nigeria Soccer quote an official who says that he’ll be handed the number 25 shirt when he arrives.
“Arsenal have informed us that Kelechi has been handed the number 25 jersey. He was trying to get that number because of Kanu Nwankwo, so he’s happy they gave it to him,” said the head of the ASJ Academy Emeka Amajiriaku.
Kanu’s old shirt number would leave him with some big shoes to fill, literally, but if it is true, you can understand why he wanted it too.
Anyway, we’ll find out in due course and it might indicate that Arsene Wenger is planning on incorporating Nwakali into the first team squad when he does join up.
I hope he goes a long way in filling those big shoes. bet he has some Kanu DNA
One day a young french striker will arrive at Arsenal and will ask if he can take on the shirt number of the greatest striker that ever lived: Yaya Sanogo…………….. 😉
TGSTEL is the one and only Niklas Bendtner, as any fule kno
Which of course means that Yaya is scrapping it out with Messi and Ronaldo for the title of *second* greatest striker that ever lived. Apart from that, fair point well made
is your name truely “Daft”?
If Sanogo was half the player Kanu was, he will be playing in Arsenal’s first team.
Is your name “Lalah” because that’s the sound you make when you stick your fingers in your ears?
I hope you are a real assistant ref, and typically a 4th official, and that is how you respond to managers.
Whooooooooosh
Brilliant put down; Sir, I salute you 🙂
Yep, I was born Daft, there was a considerable amount of sarcasm in my post……
What were your parents thinking?
Walcott rushed to take number 14 shirt. Oh boy, that shirt was too large for him.
Dare to dream my friend
If you think my original post was a piss take on Kanu, it really wasn’t
I’m not entirely sure the boots go with the shirt, but I’m willing to believe you. It might explain why little Theo’s feet seem all of a jumble if he’s wearing Thierry Henry’s size 11 boots…
Thought we were supposed to have ‘plans’ for jenkinson
Number 2, obviously 😉
25 is the number of the Arsenal legend Carl Jenkinson, so the 25 shirt is a bit much to ask for
” Look, we can’t be entirely sure how accurate the information that All Nigeria Soccer get is, but it’s probably got its finger on the pulse of the Nigerian game a bit more than we do.”
Lol a bit? what do you even know about Nigerian football?
Have you ever heard of sarcasm? 😉
Game of sarcastaball anyone?
So Amajiriaku is saying that Sa”mu”el, the “nu” kid, is gonna get the shirt number of Kanu?
I read somewhere that he chose us over MU. Okay, I’m done. Anybody got a new coat?
Let’s wait and see…hopefully the guy is a good player and he can develop better at Arsenal
You make it hard to disagree with you.
I never will forget that hat trick against chelsea. Wasn’t there sadly, I was out shopping with the Mrs. It was back in the days before smartphones. I’d noted that they were 2-0 down and was probably in a foul mood, telling myself not to bother watching match of the day. I then recall being in an electrical retailer, probably Comet or Curry’s or something, and they had the scores on Ceefax showing on one of their tellys. 3-2. Made a twat of myself running through the shop with my arms in the air. That last goal was one of… Read more »
I remember exactly where i was…at uni.in the hottest 1st year’s room and totally fucking her off when he scored the 2nd and blowing any chance going buck wild when he scored the 3rd, all on radio w only earphones. Still think of it as a good memory???
Wasn’t the goal from line ? I know exactly what I was doing that day. I was working on a university report with a friend and we had the TV on anyways. From the second goal, we stopped the work and just watched magic Kanu. Nasri scored a similar goal for us but Kanu’s goal is the one that remained vivid in my memory.
KANU BELIEVE IT
I make no apologies for that comment.
Kanu is a legend but his shoe size isn’t as big as you may think.
Henry, Bergkamp, Kanu, Wiltord….(drools).
I can see why we won a league title.
Iwobi has been wearing shirt 45 but guess which he’s going to wear next season. Shirt number should be on merit not on condition. They should work for it not blackmailing Arsenal.
You’ve made a lot of assumptions. And some more assumptions as a result of the initial assumptions.
A veritable Feast of Assumption in fact.
Iwobi has been given 17 and Alexis moves to 7.