Arsenal’s new contract for younger attacking midfielder Ethan Nwaneri has now been made official.
The 18-year-old has risen up from the Gunners’ academy to change into an essential first-team participant, making 37 appearances final season and scoring 9 objectives in whole.
One imagines there’ll now be much more to come back from Nwaneri, who has dedicated his future to Arsenal, saying he’s “so excited” and that he feels “at residence” on the Emirates Stadium.
Nwaneri was additionally a goal for Chelsea earlier than deciding to stick with Arsenal, as our columnist and AFC skilled Charles Watts beforehand revealed.
Now, nevertheless, Nwaneri’s new contract has been made official on Arsenal.com.
Ethan Nwaneri speaks out on signing new Arsenal deal
As quoted by Arsenal’s official website, Nwaneri stated: “Signing this contract means every part to me. I see this as my first actual season in males’s senior soccer, as a part of the squad within the altering room.
“I’m so excited for what I can carry to the group, I need to assist us win as a lot as attainable and produce happiness and glory to the membership. That is the place I really feel at residence.”
Arsenal followers can even absolutely be delighted with this information, as Nwaneri appears to be like like a participant with an enormous future on the highest degree.
Arsenal’s academy delivers once more
It’s been a extremely optimistic few years for Arsenal’s academy, with Bukayo Saka proving the largest success story, whereas Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly are additionally rising up as essential members of Mikel Arteta’s group.
There’s additionally Max Dowman to observe after a powerful few video games with the first-team in pre-season, although he’s nonetheless solely 15 so will in all probability have to attend a bit longer earlier than making extra appearances in aggressive video games.
Nwaneri truly additionally made his Arsenal debut when he was 15, changing into the youngest ever participant within the Premier League on the time.
