Head coach of Nigeria’s U-23 team, Samson Siasia, has claimed that Arsenal are ready to make a u-turn and stop Alex Iwobi, from representing his country at the 2016 Olympics.
Gunners boss, Arsene Wenger, said last month that he would allow the 20-year-old join up with the Dream Team VI, even though it means he will miss the start of the 2016/2017 Premier League season.
But after having discussed with Arsenal recently, Siasia says the club is having a change of mind.
“I went to Arsenal and I saw Richard Law and he said that we still need to look at the possibilities of the player going to the Olympics or not,” Siasia told Goal.
“He said that he wants Iwobi to stay with Arsenal because they are having a new team and Alex is getting to play in the team for now.
“He said if he leaves to play for Nigeria at the Olympics, how is he going to be a part of the team and maybe someone is going to take his position.
“I said, well we have to meet half way because we are trying to give Alex a platform to show himself in the Olympics and he has to look at it that way too.
“He said we should continue to talk and we would see what we would do.”
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