Talented Arsenal 18yo wins international tournament
Charlie Patino won the Pinatar Tournament with the England u20s over the international break, after Brooke Norton-Cuffy seemingly had to pull out.
Charlie Patino won the Pinatar Tournament with the England u20s over the international break, after Brooke Norton-Cuffy seemingly had to pull out.
Arsenal have seven players in the England youth teams from the u18s to the u21s over the international break, let’s look at how they’re getting on.
The England u17s were knocked out of the Syrenka Cup at the semi-final stage, with Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri featuring in both games at the event.
The England u18s won the 2022 Costa Calida Supercup on Monday, with Amario Cozier-Duberry scoring and Lino Sousa making his second start in three games.
Folarin Balogun noted Ethan Nwaneri’s first-team call-ups over the summer, and he believes Arsenal have a plan in place for the 15-year-old.
Arsenal suffered a disappointing night in two competitions on Tuesday with the women drawing in the Champions League and the u21s losing to Ipswich Town in the Papa John’s trophy.
Ethan Nwaneri became the youngest player in Premier League history over the weekend, and there’s been plenty of talk about him since then.
15-year-old Ethan Nwaneri received the opportunity to join first team training on Saturday and he must have impressed because he was not only named on the bench for the game against Brentford but also got minutes in the match.
The Arsenal u21s kept their unbeaten run going with a hard-fought draw on Saturday, whilst the u18s needed a late equaliser after a rollercoaster performance.
Lino Sousa has travelled to Arsenal’s Europa League game against FC Zurich despite seemingly being ineligible to feature in the squad.
Khayon Edwards has been out of action for the Arsenal u21s with a hamstring injury, and he’s hoping to rejoin the side in the next couple of weeks.
Nathan Butler-Oyedeji scored again for the Arsenal u21s on Tuesday night, but a late equaliser denied them three points against Feyenoord.
The Arsenal u21s kept their position at the top of the Premier League 2 table and continued their unbeaten run with a comfortable weekend win over Blackburn Rovers.
Though they didn’t manage to bring in a midfielder on deadline day, Arsenal let a couple of their youth midfielders leave on loan deals.