{"id":13094,"date":"2019-07-21T14:53:17","date_gmt":"2019-07-21T14:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=13094"},"modified":"2019-07-21T14:53:17","modified_gmt":"2019-07-21T14:53:17","slug":"iwobi-raises-zaha-alarm-threatens-to-quit-arsenal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/iwobi-raises-zaha-alarm-threatens-to-quit-arsenal","title":{"rendered":"Iwobi Raises Zaha Alarm, Threatens To Quit Arsenal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria and Arsenal winger Alex Iwobi has sensationally hinted that he may leave the North London club should they sign Crystal Palace&#8217;s Wilfried Zaha this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Zaha has been a target for Unai Emery&#8217;s side and already saw a \u00a340m bid rejected and although he admits being a &#8220;fighter&#8221; who never gives up, the Nigerian who helped the Super Eagles claim an eighth bronze medal finish at the just concluded AFCON said the Ivorian&#8217;s arrival could lead to him leaving.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;I am not one to chicken out. I have had it all over the years, being told I\u2019m not good enough,&#8221; he told The Sun UK<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So whenever the chance comes I always try and prove I should be starting. But it\u2019s going to be difficult if Zaha comes. He will add more stress.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;I am up for the fight but the only time I would consider leaving is if I am not playing as much as I would like to. Obviously, my joy is to play football and not just sit out.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;If it comes to that I would have no choice but to leave. But I would always put up a fight to play \u2014 that is what I have done all my life.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;We have big stars already, so by adding another one I\u2019ll just have to prove I can do better than them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;Maybe you think: \u2018Football is not for you and you don\u2019t want to play no more,&#8221; he added. .<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But it\u2019s good to have that self-motivation to believe that you can prove your critics wrong.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;I am here today, so it didn\u2019t affect me. Whenever someone tells me something negative I will just ignore it and try and prove to them that I am better than they think.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Iwobi is in London at the moment and did not join up with his teammates in Asia campaigning at the 2019 International Champions Cup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria and Arsenal winger Alex Iwobi has sensationally hinted that he may leave the North London club should they sign Crystal Palace&#8217;s Wilfried Zaha this summer. 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