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EXCLUSIVE: 'It felt like the right time for a new challenge': Gabriel Ibitoye talks to former team-mate MIKE BROWN on playing in Israel and how it was 'the best experience of my life'... as he opens up on England chances, Harlequins and his beloved Arsena

It was no surprise when I sat down with Gabriel Ibitoye this week to see that he still has a picture of Thierry Henry as the screensaver on his phone. He's a London boy through and through.

'It's been my background since 2015 and I'm not changing it until Arsenal win the league!' he told me, as we met up at his local cafe in Bristol.

'Hopefully it'll be this year… then I'll change it to Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli! Flowing football, young players expressing themselves on the pitch, a young manager, it's class.