He was once hailed as the next great thing in English football, a teenage wonderkid with the world at his feet.
Ten years later, after a difficult journey of highs and lows, Theo Walcott is ready to abandon dreams of being the next Thierry Henry or Ian Wright in an attempt to rescue his career for Arsenal and England.
Asked if he feared for his place again with Olivier Giroud the preferred solo striker and Lyon’s Alexandre Lacazette possibly coming in, he revealed: “That’s a question for the manager.
“I have told the manager that I want to be known for playing on the right again, although I can play up front.”