Finland star with a weird fish-themed Wayne Rooney tattoo – which he admits is not superb – set to make his Wembley debut in opposition to England

Topi Keskinen is ready to comply with within the footsteps of his former hero Wayne Rooney on Tuesday evening by gracing the hallowed turf at Wembley Stadium.

The 21-year-old – who joined Aberdeen from HJK Helsinki final month – made his senior worldwide debut for Finland on Saturday in a 3-0 loss away to Greece.

He’s now making ready to make his first ever look at Wembley when Finland tackle Group B2 leaders England within the UEFA Nations League.

Forward of Tuesday’s sport, one among Keskinen’s tattoos has gained plenty of consideration.

Keskinen has a big piece of inkwork on his left arm. A part of it bizarrely options ex-England captain Rooney holding a fishing rod.

Topi Keskinen, 21, pictured coaching at Wembley on the eve of Finland’s sport in opposition to England

Keskinen has a weird tattoo on his left arm that includes Wayne Rooney holding a fishing rod

Keskinen pictured (centre) scoring a objective on his first look for Aberdeen final month

Reacting to the curiosity within the tattoo, Keskinen admitted: ‘To be trustworthy, it isn’t such an exquisite tattoo as a result of I designed it myself.

‘It has develop into a much bigger deal than I assumed it could, particularly since I moved to Scotland.‌’

Explaining why he determined to get Manchester United and England icon Rooney inked on his physique, he added: ‘I’ve at all times preferred the fashion of British soccer. If I get tattoos, I need them to imply one thing.

‘I used to be a United fan as a child and in addition a fan of Rooney. I additionally love fishing.’

Rooney scored 253 targets in 559 video games for United between 2004 and 2017.

He additionally netted 53 instances in 120 appearances for England, making him his nation’s main scorer earlier than Harry Kane broke that report in March final 12 months.

Rooney pictured in 2015 after breaking the England scoring report set by Bobby Charlton

The England males’s scoring report has since been damaged by present captain Harry Kane

Kane has since moved onto 66 targets for the Three Lions and is anticipated to earn his a hundredth cap on Tuesday. 

Keskinen has featured in three video games for Aberdeen since transferring to Scotland on August 12.

He scored on his debut in a 1-0 victory over Queen’s Park within the Scottish League Cup, earlier than making additional appearances in Premiership wins over Kilmarnock and Ross County.