Alex Iwobi Explains Arsenal Exit: 'I Always Had That Youngster Tag'

Alex Iwobi has said one of the key reasons he opted to leave Arsenal and join Everton was to throw off the "youngster tag" he had at the Emirates Stadium.

The 23-year-old has been at Arsenal since 2004 and made his senior debut in 2015. Over the last four full seasons, he has made 100 appearances in the Premier League for the Gunners.

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But he failed to ever nail down a guaranteed starting spot, and following the signing of Nicolas Pepe from Lille—another attacker likely to restrict Iwobi's game time—the Nigeria international opted to leave north…