Per Mertesacker runs the standard more than nine Nigeria-qualified players as Arsenal U21s start pre-season
Upwards of nine youths of Nigerian plunge were available at the Gunners preparing base at London Colney in St Albans on Wednesday June 22, 2022.
Nigerian-conceived focal midfielder Tim Akinola has apparently recuperated from the lower leg injury he endured during his credit spell at Dundee United in the final part of last season as he was spotted during the instructional course.
Other Nigeria-qualified players engaged with the exercise included goalkeeper Ovie Ejeheri, safeguards Mazeed Ogungbo, Ryan Alebiosu and Zach Awe, midfielders Miguel Azeez and James Olayinka, wingers Joel Ideho and Nathan Butler-Oyedeji.
Per Mertesacker, the Arsenal Academy Director, watched the instructional course with strong fascination as Ken Gillard the Arsenal Academy U23 and advances mentor and his colleague Mehmet Ali put the players through some serious hardship.
As from the 2022-2023 season, the Premier League 2 will turn into a U21 contest, supplanting the U23 design, yet clubs are allowed to handle five overage outfield players and one goalkeeper.
Akinola, Ejeheri, Ogungbo, Alebiosu, Awe, Azeez, Ideho and Butler-Oyedeji are totally classed as U21 players by the Premier League, while 2000-conceived Olayinka is an overage player.
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This is the very method for going. Youth necessities to have encountered players around them, however not cash snatching has-beens like Willian or Lui
ken robertsonJune 22, 2022 at 6:07
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