Top 3 young Arsenal players of 2016
2016 has been a memorable year for Arsenal’s youth teams but who have been the real standouts?
2016 has been a memorable year for Arsenal’s youth teams but who have been the real standouts?
Reiss Nelson, Ben Sheaf, Jeff Reine-Adelaide and Ainsley Maitland-Niles all trained with the Arsenal first team on Friday as the team gets ready to face West Brom on Boxing Day.
Arsenal u18s have been knocked out of this year’s FA Youth Cup after a surprise 1-0 defeat in the third-round of the prestigious competition.
Stephy Mavididi netted a brace but Arsenal u23s were unable to take any points against a strong Liverpool side, which included the likes of defensive duo Mamadou Sakho and Joe Gomez, as well as Sheyi Ojo and highly rated forward, Harry Wilson.
Given a professional contract to celebrate his 17th birthday, it’s fair to say that talented winger, Reiss Nelson, has earned praise and rave reviews alike for an excellent 2016.
Despite a spirited effort across this year’s competition, Arsenal’s u19 side have crashed out of the UEFA Youth League at the group stage phase after a 1-1 away draw against Basel.