‘He's just dumbbells with legs' – Alex Iwobi doesn't hesitate when naming who would win a Premier League Royal Rumble
ALEX IWOBI had no doubts over who would win a Premier League Royal Rumble.
The Fulham winger, 29, acted as referee when team-mates
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Alex Iwobi reckons he knows would win a Premier League Royal Rumble
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Pals Calvin Bassey and Adama Traore wrestled at the training ground
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And Iwobi reckons any challenger from across England's top flight would suffer the same fate against the Spanish speed machine.
A laughing Iwobi told SunSport: 'I don't see anyone defeating Adama Traore.
'That guy is brick.
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'He's just dumbbells with legs.
'He's too strong. He's too, too strong.'
The wrestling clips received a mixed reaction from
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The ex-Arsenal man in particular -
And he reckons there is a direct correlation between his mood away from the pitch and his performances on it.
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'When I'm given that freedom to express myself and be myself, then that's when they're going to get the best version out of me on the pitch.
'You'd be surprised, a lot of footballers are fun. It's just that they don't want to show that side to them. But with me, I'm not afraid to show that side.
'With Calvin and Adama having a bit of a wrestling match, maybe I shouldn't have showcased that because they might have got hurt and it's like, 'Well, you shouldn't have been doing that in the first place.'
'But it just shows we are big kids. We like to enjoy it.
'I just want people to understand that we're not just robots, we're not just footballers, we're actually brothers as well, everyone is really close with each other.
'In our team, there's no egos. Everyone's willing to work for each other. I think that's a big part of why we play so well, especially as we do activities outside the training ground, like when Marco had a family barbecue.
'And the Brazilians like Rodrigo Muniz and Andreas Pereira put on Brazilian music, then you see Antonee Robinson and Calvin doing little dances and all the English boys would be singing along to the Brazilian music.
'We are one big family. All cultures come into one and we appreciate each culture. It's literally so nice to see.'
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Traore came out on top against the defender
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Muscle-machine Traore gets Iwobi's backing
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Iwobi described Fulham as a 'brotherhood'
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His Project 17 charity hosted the P17 Cup on Sunday
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