Eddie Nketiah could make his England senior debut later this week when the Three Lions face Ukraine in a Euro 2024 qualifier after being named in Gareth Southgate’s latest squad
Eddie Nketiah has gone from the pain of rejection as a teenager to wearing Thierry Henry’s shirt.
Arsenal striker Nketiah has endured a remarkable football journey from being released by Chelsea as a 14-year-old to now being called up by England.
It is a rich reward for Nketiah’s form for Arsenal but also never giving up and being inspired by one of his heroes as it was Henry who gave him the belief he could make it at the top level.
Nketiah, 24, who was given his first senior call-up for the double header with Ukraine and Scotland, said: “I think at a young age, 14, I had to deal with a big setback, it makes you resilient, I know what it feels to be at the bottom and be out and I don’t want to be back there.