This season has seen some very good young talents emerge as future stars, such as Adnan Januzaj of Manchester United and Marcos Lopes of Manchester City. Another one, who was known about but still a relatively unknown quantity prior to this year, is Serge Gnabry of Arsenal. The striker has now come out and stated the country of choice who he would like to represent at international level – Germany.
The 18-year-old was not just eligible for the European side, he was also eligible for the nation of his father’s birth, the Ivory Coast. However, he has represented Germany at four different youth levels, and is currently making his name in the under-19 side. He started out in the under-16s, and 10 times over 24 appearances for the under-16s, 17s, 18s and now 19s. He has decided that his desire is to be able to represent Joachim Löw’s side, and not the African nation. Germany is the country of the player’s birth, as he originates from Stuttgart, the youth team of whom he spent five years with, before joining Arsenal in 2011. Germany is also the nationality of his mother.
Gnabry has been in and around the Arsenal squad for around 18 months now. He was included in the pre-season squad for The Gunners in the summer of 2012, and played in a friendly against relegated FC Köln. He then went on to make his professional debut against Coventry in September as a substitute, his league debut at Norwich City in the October, and his Champions League debut in a home loss to Schalke in October, all in the same year. This season has been much more productive for the German, making 12 appearances (8 in the league), and even scoring his first goal, away at Swansea City. The striker is sure to have a bright future, and could well appear in the white of Germany very soon.
