Abeg, make we jolly small as we yarn about Per Mertesacker wey don drop bombshell! This former Arsenal and Germany defender don announce say e go step down as Head of Arsenal’s Academy when season end. E be like say na big wahala dey happen for Arsenal side!
Mertesacker no just dey talk am finish oh! Wetin him talk wey dey burst brain be say, “Arsenal na and go always be very special club to me, so this one no easy to decide.” Na wetin Fabrizio Romano carry come give us for him X handle on Monday. My people, na serious matter oh!
This guy don do plenty work for Arsenal youth programme since he take over. E don help sharpen many young talents, ensuring say dem go fit shine for first team. Now dem never fit announce who go replace am, but no be small thing to fill him shoes as him don balance the academy well well.
Make we carry go back small, Mertesacker join Arsenal from Werder Bremen for 2011. From day one, e don show say na solid back he be. Tall, commanding, and sabi read game well, na so he become pillar for defence. E don make over 170 Premier League appearances and score 9 goals, many of them na important headers from set-pieces. Na so him dey burst net when it matter pass!
Na him carry three FA Cups (2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17) and three FA Community Shields (2014, 2015, 2017) come join family collection. As him dey play, him dey help younger players, dey mentor dem like correct big brother.
After e retire from active football in 2018, no time to waste! Mertesacker don jump enter coaching staff for Arsenal straight. Na im reason why him later become Head of Academy wey make sure say young talent dey ready for first team, giving dem chance to shine. E no dey easy, but e don carry am well well!
So as we dey gather here, we gree say Mertesacker don make big impact for Arsenal. E go be tough task for club to replace him. We go dey watch out for who dem go carry come to fit take the next generation of players to the next level. Make we dey see how e go play out with Arsenal, as we dey feel the vibes of change! Keep your ear to ground, cause dis na one story we no go fit miss!
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