Mikel Arteta promotes three Arsenal academy stars to first team for pre-season training
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has called up three academy stars for the first part of the club’s pre-season tour. The Gunners are currently in Germany preparing for Thursday’s opening friendly clash against FC Nuremberg. Arteta could field his youngsters against Nuremberg on ThursdayGettyGettyWalters, Lewis-Skelly and Nwaneri have joined the Gunners pre-season camp in Germany[/caption] Arteta could field all three of Ethan Nwaneri, Myles Lewis-Skelly and Reuell Walters against the German side with an number of international stars yet to return from their summer break. Nwaneri is the best known player of the three and has already made a name for himself in the Premier League. The midfielder became the youngest player in Premier League history when he featured against Brentford aged just 15 years and 181 days, beating Harvey Elliott’s record. Following Thursday’s clash, Arteta and his team head out to the United States to continue their preparations ahead of the new campaign. Arsenal face much stiffer competition against an MLS All-Star team before games against Manchester United in New Jersey and Barcelona in Los Angeles. The Gunners then host French side Monaco in the Emirates Cup before kicking off the new season at home to Nottingham Forest on August 12. Arteta also has a date with Manchester City to contend with when last season’s top two face off in the Community Shield at Wembley. The annual curtain-raiser provides Arteta’s troops with an early opportunity to lay down a marker against the Treble winners ahead of what could be another intriguing title tussle between the pair. It remains to be seen what part the three academy prospects play in pre-season, however Nwaneri would be the most likely candidate to accumulate minutes after already making his full debut. Nwaneri made his debut as a 15-year-old for Arsenal last SeptemberAFPGettyWalters has been called up for his second-consecutive pre-season tour[/caption] Nwaneri recently signing a scholarship at the club but is unable to sign a professional deal until he turns 17 in March. Midfielder Lewis-Skelly has appeared for both the U18 and U21 sides while Walters was part of the club’s pre-season tour last summer and was named on the bench multiple times throughout the season.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has called up three academy stars for the first part of the club’s pre-season tour.
The Gunners are currently in Germany preparing for Thursday’s opening friendly clash against FC Nuremberg.
Arteta could field all three of Ethan Nwaneri, Myles Lewis-Skelly and Reuell Walters against the German side with an number of international stars yet to return from their summer break.
Nwaneri is the best known player of the three and has already made a name for himself in the Premier League.
The midfielder became the youngest player in Premier League history when he featured against Brentford aged just 15 years and 181 days, beating Harvey Elliott’s record.
Following Thursday’s clash, Arteta and his team head out to the United States to continue their preparations ahead of the new campaign.
Arsenal face much stiffer competition against an MLS All-Star team before games against Manchester United in New Jersey and Barcelona in Los Angeles.
The Gunners then host French side Monaco in the Emirates Cup before kicking off the new season at home to Nottingham Forest on August 12.
Arteta also has a date with Manchester City to contend with when last season’s top two face off in the Community Shield at Wembley.
The annual curtain-raiser provides Arteta’s troops with an early opportunity to lay down a marker against the Treble winners ahead of what could be another intriguing title tussle between the pair.
It remains to be seen what part the three academy prospects play in pre-season, however Nwaneri would be the most likely candidate to accumulate minutes after already making his full debut.
Nwaneri recently signing a scholarship at the club but is unable to sign a professional deal until he turns 17 in March.
Midfielder Lewis-Skelly has appeared for both the U18 and U21 sides while Walters was part of the club’s pre-season tour last summer and was named on the bench multiple times throughout the season.
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