Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta will continue to carefully manage the progression of Arsenal’s brightest young talents, but there is a feeling that an emerging gem is about to have a breakthrough season.
Chido Obi-Martin’s close departure to Manchester United has left many at the north London club feeling disappointed to see a potentially top-class teenager leave for a rival club.
Already this summer, Amario Cozier-Duberry and Reuell Walters promised normal football in the first team, while Hale End Academy graduates Emile Smith Rowe, Eddie Nketiah and Reiss Nelson are set to go.
Despite doubts young players have about their chances of making a first-team impact under Arteta, the Arsenal manager remains confident that skill cannot be rushed.
In this regard, it should be noted that while William Saliba is now regarded as one of the Premier League’s most productive centre-backs, Arteta opted to loan the French foreigner twice before he was deemed fully fit to meet the Premier League’s demands. Football League.
That said, according to the Daily Mail, Arsenal’s Ethan Nwaneri will most likely play a bigger role this season.
The young midfielder already showed signs of this on the current tour of the United States, impressing Manchester United at the weekend when he created a goal for Gabriel Jesús.
Although Arsenal are keen to add a midfielder to their ranks (Real Sociedad’s Mikel Merino seems to be the top candidate at this level), Nwaneri is still the top candidate.
The 17-year-old made history by becoming the youngest player in Bundesliga history two years ago, when he made his debut against Brentford in a 3-0 win.
Nwaneri’s only upcoming first-team appearance came as a late substitution in a resounding win over West Ham in February, however, Arteta insists his hopes of playing a more normal role alongside Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard are in his own hands.
Speaking after the win over United in Los Angeles, Arteta said: “It’s in the hands of the players, so show what you can do,” Arteta said in his post-match press conference.
“Show that ambition, that determination, that quality and things will happen naturally. Tomorrow he will train with us again and if he continues to play like this, he will play a few minutes on Wednesday.
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