Arsenal newboy Lino Sousa is continuing to catch the eye of first team staff including Mikel Arteta, football.london understands. The 17-year-old joined the Gunners from West Brom in January and has already made nine appearances for Arsenal's Under-18's and 23s.
Sousa, who is of Brazilian heritage, played two years above his age group for West Brom Under-18's last season and has been earmarked as a potential star of the future by those within London Colney.
football.london exclusively revealed the transfer in January and according to West Brom's official website, Sousa is a widely versatile left-back who has caught the attention of several Premier League sides due to his fantastic dribbling ability and close control. Arteta regularly hands opportunities to Arsenal's younger players and integrates them into first-team training sessions with Sousa recently scoring for the Under-23's in the 3-3 draw with Manchester City.
