Mikel Arteta calls 18-year-old attacking ace up to Arsenal first-team training

Fri 24 September 2021 21:15, UK

💮Arsenal academy winger Nathan Butler-Oyedeji featured in training for the Gunners first team on Friday.

ꦗThe North Londoners are currently preparing for a huge derby, with rivals Spurs coming to the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.

🔜Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has been putting his players through their paces, and several Hale End gems have also been involved.

On Friday, Butler-Oyedeji was pictured alongside Gunners defender Ben White at London Colney.

✅The 18-year-old has progressed through the ranks at Hale End after joining aged six.

🗹He is currently plying his trade for the Under-23s, and signed his first professional contract back in August.

🃏“This is a great opportunity for me and I just want to focus on doing what I do best now,” he told the Arsenal .

♔“I’ve been here since I was six, so to come all this way and get my first professional contract is a dream come true.”

♛Butler-Oyedeji can play as a winger or up front, and boasts great pace and dribbling ability, as per the Arsenal .

🗹However, he has missed out on the last three U23 matchday squads due to intense competition for places.

♈Butler-Oyedeji scored two goals against Spurs’ Under-18s last season and has also featured in the EFL Trophy.

🌠Charlie Patino, Omari Hutchinson and Charlie Patino also featured in Friday’s session, according to .

𝄹It’s great to see so many Hale End gems taking part in first-team training.

𝔉This is testament to a great academy and a bright future for – and at – the club.

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