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Arsenal academy star Marcelo Flores has confirmed that he will play for Mexico at international level. The youngster is also eligible to play for either Canada, the country of his birth, or England, where he's lived for several years, but has decided to play for the South American nation.

Flores qualifies to play for them through his father, who was born there. The 18-year-old, who has impressed at youth level recently and earned a place in Mikel Arteta's selection thoughts, recently spoke to in an exclusive interview, where he hinted that he'd like to play at this year's World Cup in Qatar.

"I've been saying it for a while now that before I'm 19 I want to be a professional player, be it here (at Arsenal) or somewhere else, either out on loan or permanently," he said. "I want to get to the World Cup before my 19th birthday. My birthday is in October, so the World Cup will be the month after that, so I want to be involved in the World Cup squad and get my debut with Arsenal before then."

Now he's made the big decision on his future after he confirmed in a heartfelt statement that he'd like to play for Mexico moving forward.

Although he thanked both Canada and England for the part the two nations have played in his life so far, he confirmed that he's ready to play for Mexico for the rest of his professional career: "I have questioned many things