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Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Arsenal signing handed surprise lifeline to prove academy chief right over transfer gamble

Arsenal's 25-man Premier League squad for the 2022/23 season has been released and there is one rather surprising inclusion.

As expected, summer signings Gabriel Jesus, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Matt Turner and Fabio Vieira all made the cut as they have been registered as overseas players with Marquinhos named on the U21's list along with Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli and William Saliba who are eligible throughout the campaign.

But the inclusion of George Lewis may have raised one or two eyebrows amongst the Arsenal fanbase. Just like Matt Smith, the 22-year-old had to be registered in the squad given his age otherwise he would have been ineligible from even being named in a Premier League matchday squad this season.

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