Fulham star Alex Iwobi will be aiming to continue his scintillating form in front of goal against former club Arsenal on Sunday afternoon. The Nigeria international spent 15 years representing the Gunners having come through the Hale End academy a few years before the likes of Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith Rowe.
Across his four seasons in the senior team, Iwobi made 149 senior appearances with 15 goals and 24 appearances arriving in that time. Though he was still appearing regularly for the Gunners, Iwobi knew exactly when his spell was coming to an end.
In an interview with The Beautiful Game Podcast, he said: "Arsenal just signed a new winger [Pepe] and there were a few players there who were not ready to go. So they said 'we have received a bid for you, it's a high bid, we're not going to get this sort of money from anywhere else.
"It was a nudge, it's a winger as well someone who is probably going to play in your position. It's up to you sort of thing. So I thought 'cool, they have given me that and Everton's a club that's a very big club that wants me'. I want a new challenge so why not pursue it."
As Iwobi states, he joined Everton in 2019 and spent four years at Goodison Park before signing for Fulham. Under Marco Silva he has become an extremely important player and in his second season at Craven Cottage, has hit new levels of form.
Prior to the 3-1 win over Brighton, he had six goal contributions to his name but that increased significantly when he bagged an excellent brace on Thursday evening against the Seagulls. Following that, Silva was full of praise for Iwobi.
"This evening, we played with Alex Iwobi in a different position. He's an offensive player and did an amazing job this evening, he told Amazon Prime. "It was a big three points for us in a tough game."
Given how Iwobi speaks of his departure from Emirates Stadium, he will certainly be out to prove a few people wrong on Sunday afternoon.