Super Eagles forward, Henry Onyekuru, has confirmed that Premier
League side Arsenal, are keen to sign him from his Belgian club, Eupen.
The Gunners have reportedly made a £6.8million bid, in order to
activate the 19-year-old’s release clause, after he scored 24 goals in
41 appearances in all competitions last season.
In a video interview with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)
soundcloud, he gave updates on a possible transfer and expressed his
admiration for Arsenal legend, Thierry Henry.
“It is a good feeling that a club like Arsenal are coming to Eupen,” Onyekuru said.
“Like I said before it’s due to the hard work I kept doing in
training and in games. So I’m waiting and working towards it and we see
how it (the Arsenal move) goes after the qualifier (against South
Africa).
“I am very happy being compared to Thierry Henry because he has always been my idol since I was a kid. I love watching him play.
“Then at home I love watching Arsenal and going through YouTube to
watch most of his games. I remember too in the Belgian press, I said if I
have to move, I would move to the Premier League and I want to be like
Thierry Henry. So it’s just like a dream come true and I’m working
towards it at the moment.
“In football, you cannot predict anything (on Super Eagles missing
back-to-back AFCONs), and anything is possible in football. It’s not
that that we don’t have a good team but we were not just lucky enough to
be there.
“But now with the team spirit and work of the coaches and staff, I believe we are going to make it this time.
“The staff, coaches and senior players have all been kind. They’ve
been showing a lot of love to me, taking me as a brother and trying to
give me confidence in the field because it’s my first national camp so a
lot of encouragement from them and advice.
“So I’m happy to be among them. I will learn a lot from the big players, staff and coach.”
