Arsenal Stars Wish Mo Elneny’s Son Malek Happy 10th Birthday in Beautiful Video

Arsenal Stars Wish Mo Elneny’s Son Malek Happy 10th Birthday in Beautiful Video

Elijah Odetokun
updated at June 12, 2023 at 12:05 PM
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  • Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny celebrated his son Malek on his 10th birthday yesterday
  • Gunners teammates joined him in sending videos wishing him a great day
  • The Egyptian has had an injury-laden season missing the majority of the games during the team’s unsuccessful title push

Arsenal players showcased the kind of togetherness Mikel Arteta is building in the team with a beautiful gesture towards teammate Mohamed Elneny’s son.

Arteta has been in charge of the team since November 2019 and guided the team to FA Cup triumph months later, beating rivals Chelsea 2-1 in a tense final at Wembley.

The Gunners had an unsuccessful push at the title last season, relinquishing an eight-point lead to eventual winners Manchester City.

Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, Gabriel Jesus, Arsenal, Bournemouth, Vitality Stadium.
Arsenal players celebrate a disallowed goal against Bournemouth. Photo by Robin Jones.
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According to talkSPORT, the Spaniard expressed sadness after City beat them to the title and took responsibility for the collapse, shouldering the blame and exonerating his players.

Arsenal stars show family spirit

Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Elneny’s son and academy player Malek celebrated his 10th birthday yesterday, and he took to Instagram to post a surprise video to him.

Captain Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Aaron Ramsdale sent personalised birthday messages to the boy, wishing him well in his career.

Elneny has been sidelined for the majority of the season, but the hierarchy has kept faith in him by extending his contract until the summer of 2024, as reported by BBC Sports.

He joined Arsenal from Swiss club FC Basel in 2016. He is currently the club’s longest-serving player. He has played 155 times for the team but remains out with a knee injury, and his return is uncertain.

Ben White marries childhood sweetheart

Sports Brief reported that English defender Ben White married his childhood sweetheart days after the club’s title aspirations collapsed and City won the title.

White proposed to Milly Adams months after they began dating last year despite being friends since childhood. Their marriage came less than a year after going public with the relationship.

January signing Jakub Kiwior also tied the knot with his girlfriend and twerking king Claudia Kowalczyk last week.

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