For the past couple of months, we’ve been covering several stories from the Mexican media regarding Arsenal youngster Marcelo Flores.
The 17-year-old has just signed his first professional contract with the Gunners, and people in his father’s home country are really excited about that.
However, there’s now a tense mood in Mexico as there’s another national team looking for him. Flores was actually born in Canada, and they’ve just invited him to spend some time with the U23 squad.
When reporting it, outlet El Universal writes that Canada wants to ‘steal’ the player from Mexico. They’re holding a training camp in January in preparation for the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo.
They highlight the fact that Flores is still to player an official international match. So he can choose for Canada, where he was born; Mexico, his father’s country; or England, where his mother is from.
El Universal say that despite his age, Flores should soon make his debut for Arsenal, as he’s been training with the first team lately.
