Arsenal Youth Archives: 02/2018

Colchester United’s u18s have officially replaced Reading as Arsenal’s quarter-final opponents in the FA Youth Cup.

Lucas Perez missed a penalty to make it 13 games without a goal and Ben Sheaf returned from injury for his first game with new loan club Stevenage, as nine Arsenal loanees featured over the weekend.

Krystian Bielik has suffered a set back with the defender now ruled out for a few more weeks despite not yet having had the chance to play for his loan side.

Arsenal’s u23s beat Dinamo Zagreb’s 2-1 in the Premier League International Cup on Saturday.

Jon Whitney says Krystian Bielik should be available for the club in the next couple of weeks, after suffering a setback in his recovery from a hamstring injury.

Charlie Nicholas thinks Arsenal’s youth players are being punished for the first-team’s failures, and I can’t say I disagree with him.

Vasilis Stachtiaris, a scout and agent who first recommended Konstantinos Mavropanos to PAS Giannina, says Arsenal competed with five European clubs to sign the defender.

Arsenal announced on Tuesday that Tyreece John-Jules signed professional terms with the club this week, after turning 17 earlier in the month.

Vlad Dragomir received praise from his home country on Monday night after scoring in the Arsenal u23s 3-1 defeat to Leicester City.

The CIES Football Observatory haven’t named any Arsenal players on their list of the 50 most promising u20 prospects in Europe.

The Belgian media are currently loving Chuba Akpom while he’s on loan at Sint-Truiden and assistant coach, Chris O’Loughlin, is open to the 22-year-old staying for longer.

Chuba Akpom scored the winner against Anderlecht and Lucas Perez’s goal drought grew longer as Arsenal’s loanees endured a mixed weekend.

Arsenal’s u18s were knocked out of the Premier League Cup at the weekend, losing their semi-final 4-1 to Tottenham Hotspur.

The FA have formally charged Reading u18s with fielding an under-age player in the FA Youth Cup, and they’ve been removed from the competition as a result. Arsenal were due to face them in the quarter-final.

Arsenal’s January signings should make useful additions to the squad, but there are still other areas that need addressing in the summer. Could any academy players fill the gaps?

Tyreece John-Jules is set to sign on professional terms with the club, according to reports.

From Eddie Nketiah to Reiss Nelson, there are plenty of promising talents coming through the Arsenal u23s at the moment. Could Folarin Balogun be the next to shine?

Chuba Akpom is keen to show the fans in Belgium what he can do, and says he knows he has to pick up the pace to succeed.

Arsenal fans want Eddie Nketiah to start against Östersunds FK on Thursday, after the news about Alexandre Lacazette’s injury.

Arsenal have the fourth most academy products playing in the Premier League this season, but they’re a way off Manchester United in first.