Arsenal are yet to officially confirm Remy Mitchell re-signing for the club, but the young goalkeeper was included in the squad for the u21s’ pre-season friendly this weekend.
Arsenal faced Young Violets Austria Wien in a pre-season friendly on Saturday afternoon, and Remy Mitchell was named in their matchday squad for the fixture.
The inclusion was yet another sign that Mitchell has rejoined the club, having also been included in the academy photocall earlier this month.
Yet Arsenal haven’t officially confirmed Mitchell’s signature, so we may have to wait for the Premier League’s official squad lists to get clarity on the nature of the goalkeeper’s return to north London.
For what it’s worth, Mitchell appears to have been allocated the number 47.
One explanation for Arsenal potentially re-signing Mitchell is that he’s still currently classified as an u21 player. That means he wouldn’t take up a senior squad spot, but could still be used if needed.
Perhaps that would allow Arsenal a little more freedom to loan out their other young goalkeepers, like Karl Hein, Tommy Setford, and Lucas Nygaard.
Realistically, David Raya and Kepa Arrizabalaga are likely to share all the significant minutes for Arsenal this season. But the Gunners take at least three goalkeepers to almost all of their matches, partly as a precaution and partly to give the first-choice goalkeepers someone to warm up with.
Mitchell spent most of the 2024/25 campaign playing for Haringey Borough in the Isthmian League North Division, the eighth tier of English football.
The goalkeeper went on loan to Aylesbury United last November, playing three matches as cover for the suspended Jack Hopwood. But after that spell was up, the youngster returned to Haringey for the remainder of the season.
Outside of his playing career, Mitchell has remained an Arsenal fan, attending both legs of the Gunners’ Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid and cheering his old team on from the stands.