Arsenal Youth Archives: 09/2019

The international break is over and the Arsenal u23s are back in action against Leicester City at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, as they push for top spot in the league.

Emile Smith Rowe is finally fully fit and ready to feature in the League Cup and Europa League games in the coming weeks, according to reports.

Zane Monlouis started and played 90 minutes as England u17s won the Syrenka Cup in Poland on Tuesday.

Arsenal’s Daniel Oyegoke was called up for the England u17s over the international break, but he had to reject the call thanks to a pre-existing injury.

Ben Sheaf made his sixth club appearance of the new season in a 2-1 win at the weekend, so we spoke to a Doncaster Rovers fansite for their thoughts on the Arsenal loanee’s latest showing.

Folarin Balogun and Emile Smith Rowe have both been nominated for the Premier League 2’s Player of the Month award after strong starts to the season.

Arsenal u16s won 3-2 against Chelsea on Friday, continuing their fantastic start to the new season.

Eddie Nketiah was the star of the show as England u21s came from behind to beat Turkey on Friday, with Reiss Nelson also scoring.

Bukayo Saka won a penalty for England on Thursday with an excellent run, as the Arsenal youth players started their international break strongly.

Jordi Osei-Tutu performed well in defeat to VfB Stuttgart on Monday, and we got the lowdown on his performance directly from his loan club.

Jordi Osei-Tutu started on the right-wing for VfL Bochum on Monday, as his loan club played their first match since parting ways with head coach Robin Dutt.

Highly-rated young midfielder Yunus Musah has announced his departure from Arsenal on Instagram, confirming he’ll now join Valencia.

Arsenal academy star Kido Taylor-Hart spoke to the Arsenal matchday programme ahead of the North London derby at the weekend.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Alex Iwobi’s departures this summer mean Arsenal now have no choice but to put deserved faith in their talented crop of youth players.

Charlie Gilmour has admitted it’s good for him to step out of the ‘Arsenal bubble’, as much as he enjoyed his time with the club.

Arsenal’s academy is looking stronger than ever right now, and the statistics from recent seasons support that assessment.