Gary Lineker has taken to Twitter to react after Arsenal posted footage of Bukayo Saka’s first day back at London Colney.
What’s the story?
Well, the 19-year-old has finally returned to training after an extended holiday, following his exploits for England at EURO 2020.
In the footage posted by Arsenal, we see Saka greeted by a wall of messages from fans, who have offered their support after the pain of EURO 2020.
It was a special video, in the words of Lineker – you can see what the BBC Match of the Day host tweeted in full below.
In similar fashion to how Manchester rallied round Marcus Rashford, the Gunners have created a huge display for their No.7.
Saka looks visibly shocked, before immediately picking up a small, plush bear which he reveals he will be taking home with him.
In fact, he later asks people behind the camera if he can pick up the whole display and take it home with him!
Fantastic to see
In all honesty, Saka experienced an extremely painful moment this summer, one which has the potential to break a footballer.
In that respect, it was vitally important for Arsenal – and others – to reach out and help the forward put it behind him, especially at his age.
That is exactly what the north Londoners have done, and you can see just how taken aback Saka is after realising how much people adore him.
Now, knowing the character that he is, we’re sure he will be better off for it.
It should make the £30,000-a-week man’s mentality stronger, and it should also see him improve as a footballer, which is a scary prospect.
At 19, Saka is already playing at an unbelievable level, so it’s frightening to think about how good he could become.
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