Arsenal Youth Archives: 05/2019

Krystian Bielik scored and put in a solid all-around performance as Charlton Athletic won their play-off semi-final tie against Doncaster Rovers on Friday.

Arsenal have opened contract talks with Tyreece John-Jules and Xavier Amaechi, looking to tie them down to long-term deals, according to reports.

Eddie Nketiah, Joe Willock, Bukayo Saka, Xavier Amaechi and Deyan Iliev are in first-team training ahead of the Europa League final, and appear likely to be part of the squad for the trip.

Arsenal will look to integrate young players into the first team next season, according to the BBC’s David Ornstein.

Arthur Okonkwo, Vontae Daley-Campbell and Tyreece John-Jules have all been called up for the England u18s, as they prepare to play a tournament in Slovakia this month.

Bukayo Saka and Xavier Amaechi have been pulled out of the England youth teams at Arsenal’s request, Daily Cannon sources have confirmed.

Arsenal’s youth stars have scored plenty of goals this season, but let’s have a look at our top five for the campaign.

At the end of the Arsenal academy’s season, let’s have a look at our picks for the top five players of the campaign.

The top Arsenal academy teams have all played their final games of the season, so let’s take a look at how they’ve done this year.

A highlight of Arsenal’s 3-1 victory over Burnley on Sunday was seeing Eddie Nketiah and Joe Willock take their opportunities, showing what can happen when you put faith in youth.

With the season coming to a close, let’s have a look at how all of Arsenal’s loanees have done in 2018/19.

Former Arsenal academy midfielder Glen Kamara has been a hit with Rangers so far, and his former boss at Dundee FC thinks he’ll end up back in the Premier League someday.

Emile Smith Rowe returned from the second injury of his loan spell on Saturday, coming off the bench for RB Leipzig against Bayern Munich.

Charlie Gilmour has confirmed his departure from Arsenal after 14 years with the club, as the 20-year-old is set to become a free agent this summer.

Eddie Nketiah has been nominated for the Premier League 2 Player of the Season award, as he continues to prove he’s too good for u23 football.

Bukayo Saka has had an incredible season with the Arsenal academy, and he only seems to be getting better as he goes on.

Arsenal u18s fell to a disappointing final defeat to Derby on Tuesday, after a fantastic season overall, but Bukayo Saka still made his mark on the game in style.

Joe Willock and Eddie Nketiah both joined up with the first-team squad travelling to Valencia on Wednesday, as they continue to work their way into Unai Emery’s plans.

Arsenal have appointed Ken Gillard as their permanent u18s coach.

Arsenal’s academy stars are shining brightly for England at the u17 European Championship so far, with a number of goal contributions despite the team struggling overall.