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Iwobi - Why tour is so important for young players

Alex Iwobi can remember his first Arsenal tour like it was yesterday.

Called up to Arsene Wenger’s 27-man squad to travel to Asia for the Barclays Asia Trophy, the forward made his debut against a Singapore Select XI and could not believe how vocal our fans were inside the National Stadium.

“They’re 100 per cent behind us,” he told Arsenal Player. “I didn’t know the fanbase of Arsenal Football Club was that big until we got there. It’s just crazy to know that we have fans all around the world.

“There were fans at the airport, fans at the hotel, just excited to see us.