5 things you didn’t know about Arsenal target Keita Balde Diao

Banished from Barca

Keita started his career aged nine in 2004 on the books of Barcelona. He was born in Catalonia to Senegalese parents and caught the attention of Barca at a young age. In 2010, he traveled with the team to Qatar for a tournament, where he played a prank on a teammate by placing an ice cube in his bed. Barcelona punished him by sending him on loan to UE Cornella for season. He responded by scoring 47 times for the club before turning down Barca’s offer to bring him back the following season. The lad’s got a chip on his shoulder.