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By Oli Dickson Jefford An array of Arsenal’s young talents are breaking into the first XI and there could be several more stars coming through their academy in the coming seasons. One of those is 19-year-old Miguel Azeez, who has impressed since joining Portsmouth on loan at the beginning of the season.   The midfielder may not be a household name yet, but here’s all you need to know about one of the most promising talents emerging from Hale End.   Background   Azeez was born in Camden in September 2002 to a Nigerian father and a Spanish mother, and was only five years old when he  joined the academy .    Having shown promise  throughout his early years at the  club, he signed his first professional contract in September 2019 and  made his first-team debut  just over a year later.   Azeez came on in the 83rd minute to replace Joe Willock in a Europa League match against Dundalk in December 2020, a match the Gunners won 4-2.   T...

  Five academy prospects who could make an impact this season By Josh Graham It’s not always headline-grabbing big name summer signings that go on to deliver the goods for Arsenal on the pitch the following season. Often it is the unsung and relatively unknown youngsters that complete their journey from academy hotshots to genuine Premier League superstars. But who out of the current crop of Gunners starlets can make an impression in Mikel Arteta’s first team during this campaign? Folarin Balogun Striker Folarin Balogun is set to hit the ground running after being promoted to Arteta’s senior side ahead of the 2021/22 season. For months it looked like the 20-year-old would leave the Emirates before finally putting pen to paper on a bumper four-year deal in April.  The highly promising striker has been at the club since he was nine and made his first senior appearances last season, scoring twice in six games. The England youth international appears to have what it takes to make ...

Forget Bukayo Saka, Emile Smith Rowe and Eddie Nketiah - is Miguel Azeez the next young cab off the Arsenal rank? By Will Jennings Whisper it quietly – but the next big thing off the booming Emirates production line may be just around the corner. Bukayo Saka, Emile Smith Rowe and Eddie Nketiah and among the latest academy graduates to storm onto the first-team scene in North London. And Reiss Nelson, Joe Willock and Ainsley Maitland-Niles are the other recent cabs off the rank as Arsenal’s youngsters continue to make a splash. Mikel Arteta’s laudable promotion of youth has been an unequivocal hallmark of his tenure and now, after one Saturday afternoon at Ewood Park, there’s another Arsenal starlet who’s got Gunners fans talking. Step forward Miguel Azeez. Azeez, 18, sparkled in Lancashire as he powered Arsenal’s Under-18s to an emphatic 4-1 victory against Blackburn and into the fifth round of the FA Youth Cup. Khayon Edwards, Kido Taylor-Hart, Brooke Norton-Cuffy and Azeez all scored...