Arsene Wenger has advised the Football Association to act quickly to persuade Arsenal's young midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong to play for England.

The 18-year-old was born in Accra, Ghana but moved to London in 2000 and has represented England at Under-16 and 18 level, but Frimpong is now indicating he has a desire to represent his birth country.

Wenger said: "Here you have a boy who can choose between England and Ghana.

"So if I was in your place, I would have no hesitation and invite him to play very quickly for England."

It is not a new issue, back in February the player made his first noises of a switch in country representation, telling his club’s official website www.arsenal.com:

"I have always said that, no matter what, I will always play for Ghana because at the end of the day, from what I believe, I am a Ghanaian,"

"England has done a lot for me and my family but at the end of the day I can't see myself playing for England because I am not English - I am from Ghana."

Frimpong has yet to feature for the Arsenal first team, but has been given a squad number of 41. Last season the player made his breakthrough from the youth team to the reserves, making his second string debut verses Chelsea.