He told Arsenal's matchday programme: "I come from a footballing family; my dad, Nigel Quashie, played professional football, coming through at QPR but also playing for the likes of Portsmouth, Southampton and West Brom. He also played for Scotland.
"When I was around six or seven, I had been around the pre-academies of Aston Villa, Birmingham City, and West Brom. I first got scouted for Wolves when I was playing for West Hagley, and we had a friendly match in Wolverhampton where a Wolves scout noticed me. At the time, he wanted me to come to the development centre, and I spent around a year there.
"Then I went on trial at Wolves at the start of the under-10s season. I was so happy when I joined Wolves because my family was so proud of me, and it was such a step up from grassroots football.
"It was also great to know that I was following in my dad's footsteps, but it also pushes me and motivates me to have a great career like he did or even better!
"When I was much younger, my dad would mentor me a lot, but as I've gotten older, he's given me the freedom to make decisions for myself. I'm always learning from him and do ask him for advice from time to time."