Arsenal’s document-breaking starlet Ethan Nwaneri has been tipped to split into manager Mikel Arteta’s 1st group inside the next 12 months.
That is according to England youth coach Emile Heskey, who has waxed lyrical around the 16-12 months-old midfielder.
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The midfielder, who has been capped at Less than-16 and U17 degree for the Youthful Lions, grew to become the Premier League’s youngest ever player past season.
Nwaneri, who was 15 several years and 181 times aged at the time, arrived on for the last couple minutes of Arsenal’s 3- gain absent at Brentford.
It remains his only senior appearance to date for the north Londoners, nevertheless he did glow the pre-year pleasant against Nurnberg in July.
There have been fears that he could move on with Chelsea and Manchester City keen, but he ultimately agreed scholarship terms at the Emirates.
And now Heskey, who scored 22 targets in Liverpool’s 2000/01 treble-winning time, has insisted the youngster has the ‘world at his feet’.
The England U18s mentor has also instructed Arsenal admirers to enjoy out for fellow 16-yr-previous Myles Lewis Skelly, who has been earning rave opinions for the U21s.
Speaking solely to talkSPORT.com via Freebets.com, former Leicester striker Heskey was questioned about Nwaneri’s probabilities of 1st-crew football.
To which he said: “I think when you glimpse at a player like that, who’s received the globe at his ft, you can find not just him, there is certainly Myles Lewis-Skelly as properly at Arsenal.
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“Them two, I see them breaking in in the next year or so, getting possibilities.
“And I assume that is the most important detail. I think you have obtained a really great manager in Arteta to give the youthful lads options.
“They’ve naturally received to just take them prospects, but they’re supplying them the options to actually go and participate in, which is excellent.
“Ethan has obtained the entire world at his toes. He is a powerful young lad who’s very immediate, extremely quick and however very younger.
“I consider he is 16 even now, or he is thanks to be 17 shortly. So, he’s however quite youthful.
“And to be playing at that stage, at that age, is great for him.”
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Nwaneri has loved a breathtaking commence to the period for the Beneath-21s, where by he is their major scorer.
He has presently chipped in with five goals and two assists in 6 game titles in all competitions.
And with Arteta aware he will have to rotate his facet with Arsenal competing in 4 competitions, Nwaneri will be banging at the door to be specified an prospect to glow.
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