LONDON, England — As the football season dey close, plenty ex-Arsenal players don carry silverware join their CVs. One of dem be Eddie Nketiah, wey don now fit show him pikin two FA Cup medals. E hard to believe, but na wetin e go fit tell dem.
With Champions League and Conference League finals dey come up, players like Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Héctor Bellerín fit still add European honours to their names. Mkhitaryan, wey dey seek a UEFA treble, don high hopes for wetin e fit achieve.
No be small wahala, but as dem dey talk for Arsenal, dem go dey wonda wetin Mikel Arteta inherit when e take over the management. The pandemic change plenty things, and Arsenal management decide to chop down their wage bill. Players wey no fit match the club principles don either dey sidelined or move go other clubs.
The Kroenke family wey own the club suppose don ensure say any manager wey come go sabi wetin dey inherit. Arsenal don dey follow policy wey go pay players to cancel their contracts or loan dem while letting their contracts expire. This make am clear sey some players wey dem dey shown door for North London don shine for other places.
Arthur Okonkwo, wey be goalkeeper, no fit make senior appearance since e join Arsenal at eight years. But as e go on three good loan spells, e don win cup for Austria and help Wrexham promote to League One. As dem dey follow football season, e go find himself for Championship next season after Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney buy dem over.
Ainsley Maitland-Niles, wey also dey released, go dey ask himself if e go fit change wetin e choose. At 27 years, e still dey insist sey na midfielder he go be, but Mikel Arteta don give am chance for full-back role. His loan spells no bring wetin e want, but he still shine in the UEFA Conference League with Roma.
Sead Kolašinac no fit find love wey Arsenal fans get. After dem loan am back to Schalke, e don collect more honours and e don help Atalanta win Europa League. E don rediscover him form after dem fit no want am for Emirates.
Sokratis Papastathopoulos and David Luiz also don collect their share of trophies. Sokratis wey dey home for the final year of him contract don go home to Greece, carry two domestic titles. David Luiz don add two Copa do Brasil titles to him collection after him leave England.
Héctor Bellerín, wey dey released due to injuries, don collect La Liga medal for him short time with Barcelona. Now, e go face Chelsea on May 28 as he don return to Betis after winning Copa del Rey.
Lucas Torreira, wey Arsenal sell for £5.5 million, don win three consecutive Turkish league titles after brush past Arsenal during him time. E struggled during him time and e even carry him family wahala come into am. E don eventually discover some balance for life.
Granit Xhaka, wey Arsenal sell for £25 million, now dey do well for Bayer Leverkusen after some ups and downs, an emotional story for him as e don find happiness again. Similarly, Joe Willock don shine for Newcastle after dem buy am for £25 million due to him scoring record.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang don still dey divide fans after him leave Arsenal to join Barcelona free. For Spain, e don score goals and get his first title as La Liga rules sey one appearance fit qualify am for medal.
Meanwhile, Eddie Nketiah still dey reflect on wetin Arsenal receive for £30 million after e score just one Premier League goal. E no regret as he don be part of the glory wey Arsenal carry. Wetin you think, fellow Gooners?
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