Mikel Arteta reveals one Arsenal star is not allowed in dressing room
Mikel Arteta has reveale that the rapid extent of Ethan Nwaneri’s progress has meant. He isn’t even old enough to change in the Arsenal first team dressing room.
The prodigious 17-year-old enhance สมัครสมาชิก UFABET วันนี้ รับเครดิตฟรีทุกวัน his burgeoning reputation with two more outstanding performances last week.
Nwaneri marked the first Champions League start of his career with a superb goal in a 2-1 win over Girona seven days ago, before he delivere another eye-catching cameo off the bench in Sunday’s thrashing of Manchester City which he cappe with another spectacular long-range strike.
Arsenal have had high hopes for a player who became the youngest to represent the club at first team level when he made his debut over two years ago aged just 15.
England recognition, initially at Under-21 level, is certain to follow but safeguarding rules mean that, unlike fellow breakthrough star Myles Lewis-Skelly, Nwaneri still isn’t allowe to change in the dressing room on matchdays.
‘When you see those two (Lewis-Skelly and Nwaneri) walking next to each other, talking to each other, there is a bond there and a chemistry there,’ said Arteta.
‘I imagine for them it is special because at the moment they. Still in different dressing rooms [at the training ground].
‘Ethan cannot be in our dressing room still, which is unbelievable. He needs to get dresse somewhere else, even on match day.
‘So to have somebody close to him that has that trust, that confidence, that link, I think it is lucky. They are very lucky to have each other.’
Arteta, meanwhile, admits he was disappointe Arsenal did not sign a new striker but. Believes it is not a gamble in the club’s bid for Premier League glory.
The Gunners ramped up their pursuit of a forward after Gabriel Jesus suffere a season-ending injury in their FA Cup exit against Manchester United on January 12.
But after they fell short in their swoop to sign Ollie Watkins from Aston Villa. A move it is understood appears unlikely even in the summer Arser nal will continue. Their quest for silverware with only Kai Havertz as their sole recognise senior striker.