Yaya Sanogo is a bit of an on-running joke among Arsenal fans, and the wider footballing community.
Signed as a youngster by Arsene Wenger, the eight-time France U-21 international was expected to develop into a useful first-team player for the Gunners, but his career has never really got going with loan moves to Ajax, Crystal Palace and Charlton Athletic not enough to kick-start his journey.
Back in the Arsenal fold this term and seemingly heading towards the exit in the not too distant future, the 24-year-old is playing his football for the Londoners’ U-23s and he grabbed headlines this afternoon with a hat-trick as they beat Reading 5-2.
.@MatDebuchy @Yayasanogoal22
@Yayasanogoal22 is on – he’s just completed a 19-minute hat-trick for #AFCU23We lead Reading 5-2 pic.twitter.com/6W2U15iC05
— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) April 10, 2017
Any Sanogo news is pounced upon by Gunners supporters, so they have had a field day with the above tweet from their club’s official account.
From tongue in cheek jokes about replacing Alexis Sanchez through to slating the forward for his lack of footballing ability, there were some excellent responses…
@Arsenal @MatDebuchy @Yayasanogoal22 Finally found Alexis’ replacement yessss
— Arbaaz (@afcArbaaz) April 10, 2017
@Arsenal @MatDebuchy @Yayasanogoal22 Better than Giroud
— Cian (@noIookpass) April 10, 2017
@Arsenal @MatDebuchy @Yayasanogoal22 Great now sell him
— El Niño Maravilla (@Jeremy_Tlau) April 10, 2017
@Arsenal I assume Readings under 23s coach was delayed by several hours and they weren’t actually on the pitch yet?
— MB (@1burnm) April 10, 2017
@Arsenal @MatDebuchy @Yayasanogoal22 Let’s make Yaya Sanogo Great Again!!!!! #NoSanogoNoParty
— alvinwilliam (@alvin_awc) April 10, 2017
@Arsenal @MatDebuchy @Yayasanogoal22 If he really is on then why doesn’t he start for the senior team?
Do Giroud, Welbeck, Perez & Sanchez pour cold water on him at training?— Jason Patrick (@Patman1991) April 10, 2017
@Arsenal @MatDebuchy @Yayasanogoal22 Well that’s his 5 year contract of 100 grand p/w sotrted
— manwithnoname (@Chiller666) April 10, 2017
@Arsenal @MatDebuchy @Yayasanogoal22 Unleash him Arsene. He’s ready. Arsene knows
— Mark (@n7gooner72) April 10, 2017
@Josshgill @Arsenal @MatDebuchy @Yayasanogoal22 The new Drogba
— Alex Davis (@Alex_Davo1) April 10, 2017
@ashrafonin @Arsenal @MatDebuchy @Yayasanogoal22 I don’t understand him. He’s got zero technical ability, scored 4 against Benfica, scored against Dortmund too, now this
— Frank Castle (@IbrahimB_) April 10, 2017
@Arsenal @MatDebuchy @Yayasanogoal22 start him tonight
— Tom Reynolds (@MustafiTackle) April 10, 2017
