Chelsea defender Fikayo Tomori has confirmed that Thierry Henry is his footballing idol, and the youngster’s comments quickly made their way across social media.

The 21-year-old recently earned a deserved call-up to the England senior side after starring for Frank Lampard’s Blues this season.

Tomori, who worked under Lampard on loan at Derby County last season, confirmed that his father is a Gunners supporter before revealing the French forward was his idol after initially playing as a striker himself as a youngster.

His quotes were shared by Arsenal fan page @afcstuff, which allowed these Gunners supporters to share their views on the Englishman. 


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Let’s be honest, Tomori wasn’t just a ‘football fan’ growing up, he supported Arsenal.

It’s understandable that he didn’t want to confirm that while on the books at Stamford Bridge, and doing so would’ve probably resulted in a backlash from the Chelsea faithful.

No one can blame him for idolising Henry, and you never know, we could see him turn out for the Gunners one day.

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