Mikel Arteta's first team staff have held conversations with Arsenal academy staff about the progression of the Gunners youngsters ahead of their mid-season trip to Dubai.
The Gunners travel out to the Middle East on Sunday where they will take part in friendlies against Lyon and AC Milan as part of the Dubai Super Cup. With several first team players progressing into the latter stages of the World Cup in Qatar, Arteta is set to take several of Arsenal's academy youngsters on tour with him to make up the numbers.
The Gunners under-21s side have been impressive this season and currently sit top of Premier League 2. The likes of Matt Smith, Myles Lewis-Skelly and Hubert Graczyk have already been training with the first team this week, and football.london understands that Arteta has been casting his eye over several of the Arsenal youngsters as he seeks to pick his group to travel out to Dubai.
