Iwobi signs new long term deal at Arsenal, Wenger calls him ‘special’

Wenger: Alex Iwobi is special

– Alex Iwobi has signed a new five year deal at Arsenal 

– The youngster tripled his wages by signing the new 

– Wenger called the 19 year old a special talent for the Gunners 

Alex Iwobi has agreed a new long-term Arsenal deal keeping him at the club tripling his wages and keeping him at the club until 2021, the Mirror UK reports.

Iwobi would now earn £30,000 a week times three of his £10,000-a-week deal at the Emirates stadium outfit.

Alex Iwobi

Iwobi only signed his previous deal, understood to be worth up to £10,000-a-week, last October. That agreement was due to run until 2019.

Arsene Wenger has called Alex Iwobi a special player after Arsenal fans gave him a standing ovation when he was substituted in Saturday’s 4-0 victory over Watford.

The Nigerian youngster provided an assist for Alexis Sanchez to open scoring before receiving an assist from the Chilean to score his second goal in the Premier League this season.

The 19 year old was given a standing applause from the Gunners faithful when Theo Walcott came on in his place.

Speaking to Arsenal player, Wenger said: “I think our people have seen many good players over the years and they know straight away when a player has something special, so they acknowledge that.

“You cannot cheat people. They’ve seen how quickly [Iwobi’s] improved and how well he’s played.

“It’s surprising how quickly he’s integrated into our game. He’s worked with us since the start of the season and he has grown, gained confidence and when he came in he had an impact straight away.

“That’s benefited from the fact that he knows everybody and they trust him as well. I didn’t expect that level of efficiency or impact on the scoresheet.”