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‘I felt I wasn’t rated’ - Alex Iwobi on ‘weird’ Arsenal past

The attacking midfielder is a product of the club’s Hale End Academy where he joined aged nine

Alex Iwobi has opened up on his trying time at Arsenal, when the north London outfit showed less interest in tying him down to a deal.

Iwobi, then aged 16 and featuring in England youth setups, was told he could leave the club and had started reviewing offers from other teams, including a visit to Crystal Palace.

"My situation was weird,” Iwobi said in an Arsenal matchday programme interview, per The Sun.

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"There was three of us at the time and we were basically told 'stay if you want, or if not you are free to go.