‘Unbelievable’ Arsenal legend Eddie Nketiah shaped my career, says in-form Leeds player
Jaidon Anthony a star for Leeds United stated on the most recent episode of the club’s official podcast that Eddie Nketiah, a striker for Arsenal, had a significant influence on his career. The two had previously attended the Arsenal academy together.
In an exchange with Luis Sinisterra, Anthony, 23, moved to Leeds on loan from Bournemouth on the final day of the season. Since then, he has served as a substitute in three of our last four games, scoring once, on Saturday’s victory over Watford.
The winger only joined Bournemouth in 2016, and he now plays for Leeds. He joined the Gunners at the age of seven and stayed for the full ten years of his academy career.
Naturally, Nketiah was active during the first half of the campaign during which Leeds was promoted to the Premier League. His five goals totaled started four times in 19. Anthony will be wishing for further playing time.
When asked which current players had contributed to his growth, Anthony highlighted Emile Smith-Rowe and Reiss Nelson before going into detail about how he and Nketiah had supported one another.
“This club is enormous. The ideal environment for my growth. I had a large crew to rely on. My favorite instructor was Ethan Ampadu’s father. Emile Smith-Rowe and Reiss Nelson are astounding to me at their age.
“Eddie Nketiah was a huge assistance to me. We used to lean on each other to keep each other going while we were on the bench because I was an U16 and he was a first-year scholarship player. enjoying myself tremendously at Arsenal.
Anthony, a standout for Leeds, claims that Nketiah was important to his success.
Nketiah truly struggled at Leeds, and just as Marcelo Bielsa was going to give him his chance, he was hurt. Sadly, Nketiah is a player with a lot of talent and potential, which is unfortunate.
He might have ended up joining for Leeds long-term had he stayed for the 19–20 campaign and then helped us get promoted. He returned to Arsenal instead, and Leeds added Jean-Kevin Augustin.
