Exclusive: Arsenal star and new Under Armour athlete Eddie Nketiah tells FFT about his brand-new deal – and how his new boots are lucky already

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Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah has signed with Under Armour – and has got off to a flier in the boots already

Arsenal star Eddie Nketiah at the Under Armour store, Oxford Street
(Image credit: Under Armour)

Arsenal star Eddie Nketiah has signed a new partnership with Under Armour – and he's told FourFourTwo exclusively what the brand means to him.

FFT met up with the Gunners hitman at the opening of UA's new store at Oxford Street. As a Londoner himself, we posed to Nketiah that this was a great moment for him to be launching the brand's newest shop in his hometown.

"Yeah, it’s amazing, obviously," Nketiah said. "London’s home for me, I’ve got my friends and my family here, so unveiling the store was obviously a really special moment for me.

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"I’m really happy and really proud to be a part of this – and I’m really looking forward to the partnership."

And most importantly for a striker, he's actually scored with the boots already. So what does he think of them? And have they now become lucky bits of kit for him approaching future fixtures?

Eddie Nketiah at the Under Armour store, Oxford Street

The new Under Armour store, Oxford Street (Image credit: Under Armour)

"Yeah, I’ve tried a lot of them," Nketiah told us of the boots. "I played in them at the weekend and scored in them, which is always nice. I’m really enjoying it: they’re a great brand, a brand that really aligns with my values and gives back to the community.

"That's something really important to me and something that I look to do anyway off the pitch. It’s just a really nice feeling.

You can find out more about Under Armour's sportswear at underarmour.co.uk

Eddie Nketiah of Arsenal celebrates with teammate Bukayo Saka after scoring their team's third, winning goal during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Manchester United on 22 January, 2023 at the Emirates Stadium in London, United Kingdom.

Eddie Nketiah says he's proud to be an Under Armour athlete (Image credit: Glyn Kirk/AFP via Getty Images)

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Mark White
Mark White
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Mark White is the Digital Content Editor at FourFourTwo. During his time on the brand, Mark has written three cover features on Mikel Arteta, Martin Odegaard and the Invincibles, and has written pieces on subjects ranging from Sir Bobby Robson’s time at Barcelona to the career of Robinho. An encyclopedia of football trivia and collector of shirts, he first joined the team back in 2020 as a staff writer.