Sammie Szmodics REJECTED Arsenal for Colchester United and after dealing with the death of a close friend aged just 26, he is now one of English football's most unsung heroes at Blackburn Rovers

EXCLUSIVE: Offered the chance to play for Arsenal or Colchester United, most young footballers would not think twice. Why bother with your local team when you could play for the Gunners.

Sammie Szmodics REJECTED Arsenal for Colchester United and after dealing with the death of a close friend aged just 26, he is now one of English football's most unsung heroes at Blackburn Rovers
EXCLUSIVE: Offered the chance to play for Arsenal or Colchester United, most young footballers would not think twice. Why bother with your local team when you could play for the Gunners.