The impressive number of youth talents coming through at Arsenal continues to dominate the reasons for excitement around the club at the moment. Not only have three Hale End graduates worked their way into the first team squad, but they are becoming a clear part of Mikel Arteta’s plans.
Bukayo Saka, Emile Smith-Rowe and Eddie Nketiah are not only in the senior setup, but their latest contracts saw them take massive numbers of historic value with seven, ten and fourteen. Arsenal are invested in providing a pathway to enable other youth stars that tangible ambition they can see to believe.
However, often with youth sides so broad like Arsenal’s, players can go under the radar especially when injured. This is certainly the case for Cătălin Cîrjan.