Jack Wilshere spent 17 years at Arsenal, but the midfielder has revealed he was reluctant to join the club when he was offered a spot at just nine-years-old.
He was playing in the park with his friend when he made the snap decision to go for it, and the rest, as he says, is history.
Speaking on the Lockdown Tactics podcast, Wilshere said: 'I was playing for Luton and we were playing against Barnet and the ref was actually scouting for Arsenal.
'He came up to my dad afterwards and told him he wanted me to come along.