Former Gunners legend revealed his son chose Arsenal over Chelsea

"Mathis plays for Arsenal, I think he signed last year. I'm happy, happy to see him play and enjoy football," Eboue told 'Goal'. "And also because he likes Arsenal."

Eboue, who one the FA Cup in 2005 with the north London outfit, is delighted to see his son Mathis enrolled into Arsenal's Hale End youth set-up despite having another offer from Chelsea on the table.

"Because he had two choices, Chelsea and Arsenal. I didn't tell him anything, I said: 'Mathis it's up to you. It doesn't matter where, I want you to be happy'. And he said to me: 'Daddy I want to play for Arsenal. I like Arsenal and you used to play here too, the people they love you, so I want to play here'," he added.

"I said, 'okay no problem'. So he's there now, he is happy. And I wish him the best. Firstly it's about education and school, then, after, football. But he's happy, really happy."

Eboue's son has drawn early comparisons to former Arsenal captain Gilberto Silva, and Wenger is already aware of the talented young prospect.

"I haven't spoken to him [Arsene Wenger] about my son, but he knows," Eboue continued. "He knows about Mathis. I heard that he said to the academy manager, talking about Mathis, that the way he plays is like Gilberto Silva. So I'm happy, very happy."

"The first thing after he signed for Arsenal, all the younger players went to eat in front of Wenger. And he was so happy when he came back home, to have seen him. So as I've said, I wish him the best," Eboue added.

"This boy, he said: 'Daddy you will see, I'll be better than you'. And I told him that I wish that. I hope that he will be better than me. But I'm very happy when I watch him play. He's a fighter and he is very fast also. So I'm happy to see him play and I think he is also very happy to be playing [too]."