Arsenal have seen a couple of changes to their list of England youth call-ups in recent days, with one withdrawing and another called up.

Ayden Heaven (R) and Ethan Nwaneri on the bench for a Champions League game (Photo via Heaven on Instagram)
Ayden Heaven (R) and Ethan Nwaneri on the bench for a Champions League game (Photo via Heaven on Instagram)

Arsenal initially only received two call-ups from England for the international break, but they’ve since added another, with Ethan Nwaneri named on the squad list for Greg Lincoln’s u17 side.

The England u17s are playing Euro elite-round qualifiers this week, hoping to book their spot at the final tournament in Cyprus in May.

Nwaneri will join a side taking on Hungary, Northern Ireland, and France, with a top-two finish in the group securing qualification for the summer tournament.

Ethan Nwaneri with the match ball after a game for the Arsenal u18s (Photo via Arsenal.com)
Ethan Nwaneri with the match ball after a game for the Arsenal u18s (Photo via Arsenal.com)

But with one young Gunner called up, another pulled out of international duty with an injury.

Amario Cozier-Duberry had been called up for the England u19s, but the England Football website have since confirmed that he’s withdrawn due to injury.

The Arsenal u21s are next in action against Stoke City on April 8th, and they’ll hope to have Cozier-Duberry back by then.

Amario Cozier-Duberry via Arsenal
Amario Cozier-Duberry via Arsenal

The only other Arsenal youth player called up was Brooke Norton-Cuffy for the England u21s. Norton-Cuffy is currently on loan with Millwall.

It’s surprising not to see Myles Lewis-Skelly involved at any level, and Reuell Walters is another miss. The fact that neither have been playing particularly regular football lately is perhaps behind the decision.

If they were playing regularly, you’d expect them to be involved.