Arsenal Youth Archives: 11/2017

There were a couple of Arsenal loanees in action on Wednesday night, with Bola enduring a cup exit at the hands of Swindon, while Nwakali picked up 45 minutes for the reserves.

Cohen Bramall is having a nightmare spell on loan with Birmingham City, as he struggles to find a way into the team.

Just three of Arsenal’s nine loanees were involved over the weekend, as many continue to struggle with game-time or injuries. None of them were on the winning side either.

Petr Čech surprised Arsenal youth star Vlad Dragomir by speaking to him in Romanian, when the pair met in first-team training.

Lucas Perez, Takuma Asano and Kelechi Nwakali all started their matches on Saturday, whilst a few other loanees missed out.

Emile Smith Rowe was back with the Gunners after his World Cup success, as Arsenal beat Wolves 4-2 in the u18 Premier League Cup but it was Tyreece John-Jules that caught the eye.

Arsenal have a total of seven players called up for England duty at various youth levels, as the young Gunners benefit from their recent senior match experiences.

Joe Willock has put pen to paper on a new, long-term deal with Arsenal.

Joe Willock, Reiss Nelson and Eddie Nketiah have all been given England u19 call-ups.

Barking have signed an exciting player development deal with Arsenal.

England’s youth teams have been very successful in 2017, but how many of their players come from Arsenal, compared to other clubs?