The young mascot proved to be a lucky charm at the Emirates.
The event Raheem Sterling’s son will never forget is made possible in part by BUKAYO SAKA. Saka’s mascot before the Gunners’ Champions League match against PSG was seven-year-old Thiago Sterling.
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The youngster accompanied the Three Lions star out onto the Emirates field ahead of Tuesday’s game.
The seven-year-old beamed as he lined up alongside the Gunners team for the Champions League anthem.
Thiago proved to be a lucky omen, with Saka going on to score the second goal in a comfortable 2-0 win for the hosts.
One proud Arsenal fan responded on X: “Incredible gesture from our captain.”
A other person remarked, “A special moment for Saka and Thiago.”
A third person said, “Absolutely love this.”
“Sterling is doing everything in his power to make this into a permanent transfer,” surmised a fourth person.
Thiago was demonstrating traits of a first-rate child even at the age of one.When Thiago was a toddler, he became viral for demonstrating his football prowess during an indoor game with his father.
Right now, Sterling is on loan from parent team Chelsea to Arsenal.For the first time, the 29-year-old talked about his possible life beyond football last month.
Furthermore, he is not interested in getting into coaching, which is the conventional path taken by many athletes.
Sterling wrote in the Gunners matchday programme against Leicester: “I don’t know about coaching yet, but maybe something to do with working with young players and trying to help them handle what’s next and prepare them for that.
“I get real joy out of helping people. Being any sort of help to people on a football pitch gives me real joy, so it might not be coaching but something along those lines, working with players, but not maybe as a traditional coach.”
Sterling arrived from Stamford Bridge in the summer, but he has only made two appearances.
However, he believes he still has a lot to offer the pitch as Arsenal looks to win silverware this year.
He continued: “I don’t know [about role after retirement] – it’s a way off yet. That’s something for the future.
“There is a qualification I want to do, not on the coaching side, but I will focus on playing first I think.”