The young Arsenal right - back Hector Bellerin has been a dream since he was added to the Gunners first team by default, But all Gooners have been worried about Barcelona coming back to pinch
their old academy player.
But I would not be surprised to see the 18 - year
old academy player Chris Willock make his bow against the Hornets tomorrow, although not from the start and depending on how the match pans out of course.
Not exact matches
The latest in a long line of
players to graduate from Ajax's famed youth
academy, and the 18 - year -
old has already garnered interest from the likes of Arsenal and Manchester United.
Jesse Lingard has emerged as an important
player for United over the last two seasons, and as one of the few products of the youth
academy still in the side he represents a lot for the
Old Trafford side.
The 19 year -
old has not yet played a League match for Leicester's first team but won the
Academy Player of the Year last season and played a full 90 minutes against Hull in the League Cup this season.
Man City offered him # 30,000 to make him the highest paid 17 year
old in England.They know his abilities and know he's their best
academy player.This is a
player they know they'll regret for letting him leave.The guy wants first team opportunities in the future which he doesn't see at City.
Older reports have stated that the
player would also want his younger brother who
players in the Monaco
academy to be signed along with him, if he were to move on to another club and there's more... Mbappe would also want his family to be included in a potential move as well.
Chelsea are desperate for the 20 - year -
old to become the first
player to come through their
academy and make an impact on the senior side since captain John Terry in the late 1990s.
In term of CB, people are forgetting that the youth
academy have good
players in Hayden and Ayaje.Southampton use to do well with their
academy because the supporters will allow and accept the youths to be given a chance, now supporters from a big team like Arsenal wants proven expensive world class
players in order to win quickly in detriment to give a chance to the youths club.Wenger show preference to some in detriment of others too playing always the same
player and giving few chance to others.Bendtner last year was treated badly, look out this year for Campbell and why not give a chance to Ayaje and Hayden who are
olders than Chambers in the cb position, don t tell me it s about potential if they are not given a chance?
And Mourinho is keen on Moller Daehli after identifying him as one of the harder working Bluebirds stars and believes that the 19 - year -
old's time with Manchester United's
academy would qualify him as a homegrown
player.
Bellerin spent some time at the Barca
academy during his youth and the 22 - year -
old would not be the first Arsenal
player to return to Catalonia, with Cesc Fabregas having done just that in 2011.
Ferguson has adopted a policy of bringing in young talent to merge with those coming through Man United's own
academy system to help produce a new generation of
players he will hope can help continue the club's domestic dominance and help make the transition from his
old guard to a new era as seamless as possible.
I began my journey as a 16 year
old boy at the Arsenal's
academy, trying to one day become a first team
player, going out for evening runs in East Barnet with Jack Wilshere.
The 16 year -
old has been linked with a move to the Emirates for some time, and was expected to be confirmed around the same time as recent signing Kelechi Nwakali, but the
player's
academy was not keen on the deal.
If we manage those
players right, than maybe when the ever approaching time to replace some of the
older players at the club comes, we will have a new Arsenal star born from the
academy!
Despite being far from a prolific goalscorer, Welbeck has established himself as a genuine first team
player at
Old Trafford since graduating from the club's
academy and spending a short period on loan in the Championship with Preston North End.
The 17 - year -
old, a graduate of Arsenal's Hale End
academy, is already a key
player for Arsenal U21s, and like Nelson, has trained with the senior side in the early weeks of pre-season.
Betis» charge for European football has not been led by an
older player, it's a young man from their own youth
academy.
about 6 years too This is how view this issue, our policy should be to buy the best young
players, to produce some in our in our own
academy and to buy
older very good
players who are the finish product.
Twenty - seven
players under first team contract are joined on the Philadelphia Union's preseason roster by a new Bethlehem Steel FC signing, three teenagers from the
academy and a 21 - year -
old trialist, the team announced Friday.
If you told me he was coming through our
academy as a 20 year -
old, I'd tell you he was going to be a # 10 million
player in the next few years.»
Soccer
Academy Reaches Across Border to Nurture Young
Players - The New York Times On a stormy Saturday, a group of young boys wearing red soccer uniforms and cleats in a dizzying array of colors clip - clopped out of the rain and into an
old warehouse, where wealthy residents of this historic community along Raritan Bay once stored their antique cars.
Talks have been ongoing in an effort to define exactly what form it will take — although the 36 year -
old has been a regular visitor to the club's
Academy where the process of inspiring the next generation of Liverpool
players is already underway.
Biography Name: Ilzat Akhmetov DOB / Age: 31/12/1997 — 19 years
old Club: Rubin Kazan Position: Attacking Midfielder Nationality: Russia Career to Date Akhmetov is a homegrown
academy player, who came through the ranks at Rubin Kazan from a young age.
This is a
player that appeared to have a bright future as the Italian footballer was able to receive enough recognition during his time spent at the youth
academy of Manchester United which allowed him to get playing time with the first - team of the Premier League despite only being 18 years
old and actually managing to make an impact in the matches that he did get time on the pitch, even though he was only a youngster.
Since moving up from the
Academy to the USL side, Hopeau has struggled to figure out how he needs to play in order to have success against the
older and better
players in the professional league.
The Nottingham - born
player began his career in Derby's
academy and made his debut for the senior side at just 16 years
old.
The 43 - year -
old is currently the assistant manager of Jong Ajax — the club's reserve team, which plays a key role in the development of
players from its much - heralded
academy.
Samper is considered as one of the most talented young
players present in the Barcelona
academy but the 20 - year
old has not been able to hold down a regular spot in the first team due to the presence of a plethora of stars.
That's because the 17 - year
old center back was busy preparing to become the first Atlanta United
academy player to make his USL debut with ATL UTD 2 while still being an
academy player.
It has been a circuitous route to the top though for late developer Matic, unlike his midfield partner Paul Pogba, who was one of the world's most sought after 16 - year -
old players when United prised him out of Le Havre's
academy.
Since May 2014, the American
Academy of Pediatrics recommended that body checking is limited to elite,
older players only (those age 15 and up).
This week on A SEASON WITH NAVY FOOTBALL, go behind - the - scenes with Coach Ken Niumatalolo and his
players at one of America's
oldest service
academies as Navy's Midshipmen host longtime SMU rivals, the Mustangs.
(PG - 13 for profanity and sexuality) Three - time
Academy Award - winner James L. Brooks directs this romantic comedy in which a free - spirited 27 year -
old (Reese Witherspoon) lands in a love triangle where she has troubled deciding between a major league baseball
player (Owen Wilson) and a corporate executive (Paul Rudd) who's just lost his job.
(12/17) Three - time
Academy Award - winner James L. Brooks directs this romantic comedy in which a free - spirited 27 year -
old (Reese Witherspoon) lands in a love triangle where she has troubled deciding between a major league baseball
player (Owen Wilson) and a corporate executive (Paul Rudd) who's just lost his job.