Nigeria international Alex Iwobi is delighted with the praise he got from former Arsenal hero Nwankwo Kanu.
The Hale End Academy product has impressed since breaking into the first team of the Gunners and could make his sixth consecutive start for the Londoners in Thursday’s Premier League tie against West Brom at the Emirates.
““As a kid, especially playing at Arsenal, I did look up to him. He was just a classy player and I have spoken to him a few times as well,” said Iwobi to Arsenal Player, according to arsenal.com.
“We have had conversations about Nigeria, about myself and what I need to do. (He says) to just be relaxed and he congratulated me and told me I was doing well.
“To hear that (praise) from such a player like him is crazy and I just have to prove him right. I don’t feel pressure, it is just a privilege to hear that.”
Kanu praised Iwobi in an interview with the official website of Arsenal in February, stating that he has all the ingredients to be the star Nigeria are looking for and is going to learn a lot from Arsene Wenger.