‘I’m not causing any harm by wearing a pair of heels’ – Former Arsenal star reveals why he felt ‘misjudged’ at the club

FORMER Arsenal midfielder Miguel Azeez has admitted helium felt “misjudged” passim his clip with the Gunners.

Azeez archetypal joined the London broadside astatine the property of 5 and spent the adjacent 11 years climbing the Hale End academy ranks.

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Miguel Azeez has opened up astir feeling ‘misjudged’ astatine Arsenal[/caption]

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The midfielder, who present plays successful Greece, expresses himself done fashion[/caption]

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He signed his archetypal nonrecreational declaration successful 2019 and made his elder debut the pursuing twelvemonth successful a Europa League lucifer against Dundalk.

That proved to beryllium his lone archetypal squad quality for Arsenal arsenic helium was aboriginal sent retired connected respective indebtedness spells to Portsmouth, Ibiza and Wigan respectively earlier joining Spanish broadside Atletico Baleares past January.

Seven months later, Azeez moved connected again, this clip to PAS Giannina successful Greece.

The midfielder has since made 13 appearances, scoring once.

Alongside football, Azeez enjoys expressing himself done art, euphony and fashion.

But successful a caller interrogation with The Athletic helium revealed that helium felt “misjudged” compared to his team-mates.

The 22-year-old said: “I decidedly felt, not adversity, but being misjudged.

“Ask anyone astatine Arsenal — I was ever archetypal into grooming and past to leave.

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Azeez near Arsenal past January[/caption]

“If I looked similar a quintessential footballer they would not person thought thing of it but due to the fact that of however I looked, the hairstyles, the face, jewellery, immoderate it was, they would say, ‘He is trying to beryllium aloof by coming successful aboriginal to beryllium by himself’. I was conscionable trying to improve.

“That connection ‘aloof’ was utilized against maine astatine Arsenal. My team-mates were successful the changing country on their phones connected Snapchat erstwhile I was successful the gym working, but they would conscionable spot maine by myself and enactment 2 and 2 together.

“The players seemed to instrumentality to it, which was nice. It was from the coaching broadside of things.

“I don’t cognize if it was an upbringing happening oregon a hierarchy thing. I took it arsenic radical thinking, ‘Who does helium deliberation helium is? Does helium deliberation helium is amended than me?’.

“Nah, I’m conscionable being myself. I’m not causing immoderate harm by wearing a brace of heels.

“There was ever this happening representing the badge. I get that, but I deliberation they wanted a antithetic representation to what I was giving.

“I conjecture there’s a batch of radical who would alteration their personalities conscionable to get to wherever they felt they needed to be. I’ve ever said I’m a idiosyncratic who plays football.

“When radical commencement to deliberation they are a footballer earlier they’re a person, that’s erstwhile they commencement to alteration who they are.”

Recalling his Arsenal departure, helium added: “I felt similar I had to go. You would bid with the 21s, beryllium successful with the archetypal squad and beryllium connected the seat but not get on. I had to effort to make my ain path.

“I don’t deliberation anybody would similar a subordinate not extending their contract, but it wasn’t the nicest send-off.

“Normally, a subordinate who was leaving would get their garment signed by each the players and staff. I didn’t get that oregon a gathering saying goodbye.

“Not that I cared arsenic I don’t request that to consciousness validated but maine being the longest-serving player, it would person been bully to get something.”

SunSport has approached Arsenal for comment.