Zelalem’s tweet consisted of 139 fewer characters than Twitter’s character limit. Yes, the tweet only had an emoji of the American flag.

Twitter instantly went bananas believing that the youngster had made that tweet. Many Gooners also claimed that they had customized their USMNT jersey with his name at the back.

However, Gedion Zelalem was quick enough to deny through Instagram insisting that he doesn’t have an account on Twitter.

Despite his statement, his Instagram is now flooded with comments asking him to give his German citizenship up in favour of a move to USMNT.