AS Torino of Italy defender, Ola Aina has issued a strong prayer for his younger brother, Jordan, to make bigger waves and become more popular than him, as he believes his sibling deserves more to his career, megasportsarena.com can report.
Both players are actually full backs that cut their teeth at Chelsea of England, but where Ola is already making waves at senior club level and in the Nigerian national team, Jordan Aina is still marking time through the ranks at Stamford Bridge.
However, Ola is quick to point out that Jordan is still growing, hence his prophecy that his young sibling will soon get bigger ratings and even surpass what he has already achieved fro club and country; thereby becoming better than him in the long run.
The Super Eagles’ defender and his brother are not only similar in their looks, as they are both tall and dark-skinned, they are also both versatile full-backs that started out as wingers, played internationally for England’s under-16 team at different points and debuted for Chelsea’s under-18 team after signing scholarship contracts at Stamford Bridge.
However, while the older Aina was able to make his professional senior debut for The Blues and got loan deals at Hull City and Torino, before finally sealing a full transfer to the Serie A club last season, Jordan is yet to get first team action with the London-based EPL club.
Despite his inability to step up into Chelsea’s main team, Jordan is set to leave in the summer, as Swansea City have been sounded out as a possible destination for the 18-year-old, who had few days on trial with the Wales-based side in February, with a view to a potential move.
It would surely be a huge step up for Jordan Aina, who made his UEFA Youth League debut for Chelsea in the against Lille Metropole of France in December, playing all 90 minutes of a 1-1 draw but, though he has grown through the ranks since starting at under-9 level, he has not featured for The Blues’ youngsters since January.
That has added to speculation that Jordan is on the verge of waving good-bye to Stamford Bridge, but his older brother is non-pulsed, as he believes the youngster is already on the upward swing that will eventually see him become greater than him.
The older Aina told Don EE: “One day I want people to say, ‘Ola your younger brother is slightly better than you.’ That’s my prayer for him, he’s working hard.”
