Bukayo Saka makes emotional return to Hale End ❤️

Bukayo Saka recently made a return to Hale End, where he came through the academy, to inspire young Gunners with dreams of reaching the first team.

Bukayo joined the academy at the age of seven and earned his professional contract 10 years later.

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When was the last time you went to England it’s been a while man yeah I haven’t been back since I left you know when you first signed you put the Arsenal kit on every week and you’re just like wow I’m playing for Arsenal tell your friends Arsenal and it’s still

Fresh they’re not getting bored of hearing it a lot of supporters there they feel like you’re one of our own um how does that make you feel is that special to you yeah it’s really special I think obviously I know where I came from and they know where I came from and the

Journey so obviously I think yeah as a fan looking from out to in even when I was watching growing up when you see like an academy play on like you want him to do extra well like especially when for example Jack wsh was playing like he’s just the one that we have the

Special heart for so yeah that’s Heen I know it when I see it my guy different they still got the same side there yeah the flood last man it’s a couple balls in this bush you Know good yeah got take I got to take you upstairs and we’re two legends of hairland got luk and F here how you guys doing what’s it like you know to have someone like P come back and you know Inspire some of these Young Guns so he’s

An inspiration you know as as a player but also as a person that is really important to us there’s a part of me feels like it’s quite normal because it’s payo and when we see him at Con in the canteen he comes and talks to us

Because he’s just a normal lad um but for the young boys here it’s so inspirational right and for him to be here on a Friday night when we’ve got games coming on and him wanting to see the kids and see the coaches sums up who

He is as a person and as a human being and obviously we’re not surprised and he wants to make sure he sticks to his roots and yeah we’re buzzing to have him here yeah yeah cuz as a person he’s he’s he’s really great is there anything that

You know people might not know about him that you guys could maybe shed Li to well most people would probably know but it’s probably worth mentioning I think in his exams he got five A’s and five a Stars so purr is hugely big on one of our pillars being a lifelong learner and

Concentrating on your education and making sure you’ve got something to fall back on so on the pitch absolutely he an inspiration and all the kids would look up to that but it’s also important to know that at school he was very good and very smart and you know his background

Was a very humble one where they made sure he was very good when he was away at hairland so he made sure when he was here he could concentrate on his football um so I think that’s a big part of him as a person for sure yeah

I think that plays a major part you know how you are as a person and now how you develop that otherwise not many chances you know you will get in in life in general but as well on the on the football Pitch yeah you need to say h of course how are you I’m okay really nice to see you I’m okay me too wow been is he still e pasta what do you think I’m eating now I’m happy to see you today I’m was my voice no I’m really happy to see you too

Me too yeah it’s been years years wow what’s he doing what’s he doing he doing that is he tucking in no he’s not tucking in he’s never done that never don’t worry I remember remember oh oh oh nice to meet you what position are you left back left back you coming in

Next huh you coming in next quarter yeah yeah qu this quarter hello how are you good what’s your name Mason Mason nice to meet you bro you guys are cold no are cold last time you had a brown now why you didn’t like it brown you want to go

Back coming come on Good Luck Good Luck you okay you okay nice to meet you guys goalkeeper you goalkeeper nice which position are you st Striker okay how are you you okay how are you you all right guys yeah I’m good how are you what you say can you Jo CH n no

Arsenal’s in my heart too much sorry guys Sorry Freddy it’s an absolute pleasure meeting you watch you growing up man literally you’re probably one of the first things that I think about when it comes to Arsenal we’re here because Bao’s made his return to Halen it’s been a while um it must be great you know seeing him

From a young boy all the way to the first team must be so proud of course it’s uh but that’s what an academy is all about you want the players that commit to a club that they get the chance to play for the first team and and he obviously uh you know committed

To it and he uh great kid like worked really hard at everything so so happy for him when did you you know realized that he might be you know something special um I think over time was I challenged him a bit yeah yeah yeah K was quite big so some coaches

Would say oh he just lives on his power and he’s so bigger than everyone else so it’s easier for Him but he understood the principle of learning and that’s when I like well this kid can see and he listens and he can like learn new things very quickly that’s when I thought okay we got something here it’s important for the youngsters to feel when they train every day and I

Don’t say they sacrifice their lives but they give up a lot of things some of these kids they travel a long way to get hit rent to get home and sacrifice maybe school and this and that it’s not as easy as people think so I feel it’s it’s nice for them

To feel there is a chance to get there look at Bayo look at other players that made it oh we have a chance and so it’s lovely he comes back and uh the way I know Bayo he’s still the same guy and he’s so humble and nice and I’m not surprised he’s Here special place in it yeah it’s nice it’s really nice I always wanted to come back and see like a game you know yeah come on Freddie let’s go how are you I’m good how’s it going yeah wait so you was playing in the D no

He oh you’re playing up how you finding it it’s good yeah round the world you do around the world see he wants to put the pressure on me he can hold on hold on hold On you know how first impression is is so important you know how you come across and how do you want to make you know yourself better about the environment that you’re in every single day and that’s what we’re trying to create such an environment where you

Know we we challenge each other but we we care for each other as well and that is based on you know how we are as as individuals so he’s certainly a role model and we trying to use his example you know for many many others that come

Through this Academy but it’s just great that he naturally you know wants to come back to his roots wants to come back to the place where a lot of people contributed to his development you know and that is a good trade that he has created you know such a big Network

Around him where he knows that a lot of people had a positive influence on him