Arsenal’s Hale End has been an unstoppable development machine over the past few years, and Mexico’s latest star Marcelo Flores is the latest name off the production line.
The 18-year-old midfielder is yet to break into the U-23 side, let alone Mikel Arteta’s senior squad, but that hasn’t stopped El Tri manager Tata Martino from handing Flores his debut for the senior national team.
The Canada-born playmaker was selected for this week’s international friendly against Chile, and Flores made his debut for Mexico, with the youngster making his first senior international appearance 83 minutes in.
Indeed, for a player who has not even been given a glancing look for the senior squad, it is a quite sensational achievement from Flores, who is being billed in Mexico as the next big thing for the football-obsessed nation.
Eligible for three countries, Flores has the world at his feet when it comes to his international future, yet it looks like Mexico firmly have their grip on the Arsenal youngster.
With the teenager now an international for the North American nation, Arsenal fans on social media are spellbound by Flores’ latest achievement in football.
Arsenal fans stunned as Flores makes senior Mexico debut
After all, this is a player who has hardly featured for the U-23s playing for one of the biggest football nations on the planet. And as you would expect, Arsenal fans are astonished by Flores’ debut for Mexico.
Here’s what some Arsenal supporters had to say on Twitter about the 18-year-old making his first international appearance for Mexico…
https://twitter.com/zoma_22/status/1468869079717097474
https://twitter.com/Melanie04333187/status/1468848274283114498
https://twitter.com/MoeshTV/status/1468929521072156679
https://twitter.com/TheHighburyEra/status/1468853825343614978
https://twitter.com/Hargeisa_finest/status/1468847655606538240
https://twitter.com/El_Greco10/status/1468879672855441414
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