Mikel Arteta has now shared his verdict on Arsenal star Ethan Nwaneri.
Ethan Nwaneri has already made his senior debut for Arsenal.
In September 2022, then just 15 years and 181 days old, Nwaneri signed Mikel Arteta as a delayed replacement in a Premier League clash with Brentford.
In that moment, the teenager became the youngest player in the competition’s history, breaking the record previously held by Liverpool star Harvey Elliott. He also became the first player under 16 years of age to play in the Premier League.
On top of that, Nwaneri has also become the youngest player in Arsenal’s history. The previous holder of this name is Cesc Fabregas.
Naturally, there is a lot of enthusiasm for Nwaneri. However, since that day he has not played for the senior team again, despite being called up on the bench on several occasions.
Instead, he continued to impress in Hale End’s education system. In fact, on Saturday he was part of Arsenal’s under-18 team that beat Crewe Alexandra 7-1 in an FA Youth Cup tie. Nwaneri himself scored five of the goals in the game.
Arsenal enthusiasts have now made it clear that they need to see Nwaneri get some other chance to shine at senior level. It seems that they are now in a position to fulfill their wish. The young midfielder has been included in the squad that will face PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League organising phase on Tuesday.
Arsenal have already been shown as winners of the organization, so Arteta will most likely significantly rotate his starting eleven for this game. Along with Nwaneri, the other jewels of the youth team Lino Sousa and Reuell Walters have joined the traveling organization and hope to make it. To the countryside.
Arteta has now spoken about Nwaneri’s qualities as a player that make him so special. According to the club’s official website, the Spanish coach said: “He has something unique that I liked from the beginning, his ability to take the ball in tight spaces. and escape a little like Jack Wilshere did. “
“The personality he has, he trains with us like he trains with the U-18s or U-16s and I like that in a player. He’s also got this little thing between his teeth: he needs to prove every day how smart he is. He is and impresses people.
“When you have someone like that you have to give him hope and it was also a vital moment for us because we were looking to retain him and I think it was a strange sign for him that this is his position to develop. “
As Arsenal are concerned about being the right position for the prodigy’s expansion, the club recently managed to convince him to dedicate his long career to the Emirates Stadium. As such, Arteta may be counting on the opportunity to expand Nwaneri’s skills in the coming campaigns.
Perhaps there will soon be a loan on the horizon for the 16-year-old, as he is obviously in a position to be at the top of school football.