I was 17 when Arsene Wenger gave me my first Premier League start for Arsenal against Southampton and I was very immature when I was playing.
I got scouted for Tottenham and was there for three to four weeks before a phone call from Arsenal came. The first session they wanted to sign me so, happy days, I didn't look back. I'm an Arsenal fan, everyone in my family is Arsenal, so it wasn't a hard decision.
When Thierry Henry was U19 coach at Arsenal he gave me a lot of advice. His main thing was staying grounded.
Thierry is an Arsenal legend and I had an opportunity to spend time with him when he was a coach at the academy.
I've got a group chat with my friends, and they were telling me I was blowing up on Twitter. I don't really look into those things, though.
I've got a lot of time and respect for Arsene, and I think he developed me into a good young man as well, and I'm very thankful for that.
MMA is something that I may want to get into after football.
For me, I always want to be the best player I can be.
I can speak a bit of German.
Arsenal are my boyhood club.
You can't beat playing for your country I don't think.
I want to be an Arsenal legend.
When you play with the older people it helps you mentally, because they're bigger and stronger than you. You have to live up to that.
You grow up faster in a place where anything goes.
We would go to the football pitch near my estate and play until it was dark.
Arsenal is my main goal.
In Germany it's more physical. It's a lot of aggressive runs in behind and getting into the box.
Alex Iwobi has told me to stay grounded. I've got a really good family that helps me as well.
Whenever I think it's getting a bit much I'll go to my family and they will sit me down and bring me back to earth.
I'm a really big UFC fan.
