Wright Wants Iwobi Back At Arsenal

Former Arsenal forward Ian Wright believes the Gunners needs someone like Alex Iwobi at the Emirates.

Iwobi left Arsenal for Everton in 2019 but struggled to justify his £35m transfer fee under Carlo Ancelotti and Rafa Benitez.

The Nigeria international is now a different player under manager Frank Lampard.

The 26-year-old played a key role in the club’s survival last season and has further up his performance this season.

Iwobi’s form in 2022 has impressed Wright, who thinks Gunners needs someone like him at the Emirates.

He told Wrighty’s House podcast: “I’m so pleased with the way it’s going for him.

“I remember Arsenal fans, it’s the same thing they did with (Alex) Oxlade-Chamberlain, they ridiculed him.

“I remember watching him play in midfield early days for Arsenal at West Ham, and you’re seeing something.

“His ball progression and work rate, what Frank has now recognised him and put him there, listen to the Everton fans when he’s doing his work, they are adoring him now. I’m loving the way it’s working out for Iwobi.

“I’m just talking about somebody who’s making a massive difference to what Everton need – the work rate, his ball progression, his passing, everything.

“He’s the pass before the assist, people don’t realise it. Everton fans are now starting to realise that if they get the right players in and around him, he’s going to be a force for them.

“You look at his work rate, it’s unbelievable. It’s the kind of intensity that Mikel wants now and needs now, we need that, we need somebody who can press like that.”