Arsenal academy star Marcelo Flores has confirmed that he will play for Mexico at international level. The youngster is also eligible to play for either Canada, the country of his birth, or England, where he's lived for several years, but has decided to play for the South American nation.
Flores qualifies to play for them through his father, who was born there. The 18-year-old, who has impressed at youth level recently and earned a place in Mikel Arteta's selection thoughts, recently spoke to football.london in an exclusive interview, where he hinted that he'd like to play at this year's World Cup in Qatar.
"I've been saying it for a while now that before I'm 19 I want to be a professional player, be it here (at Arsenal) or somewhere else, either out on loan or permanently," he said. "I want to get to the World Cup before my 19th birthday. My birthday is in October, so the World Cup will be the month after that, so I want to be involved in the World Cup squad and get my debut with Arsenal before then."
