The 15-year-old has agreed scholarship terms but could still be lured away from N5 before he signs a professional deal

Mikel Arteta has insisted Ben White still has time to make England's World Cup squad and vowed to give the defender sufficient opportunities at Arsenal to stake his claim. White has not featured for England since leaving the 2022 World Cup early for what the Football Association described at the time as "personal reasons.

Bukayo Saka came off midway through the second half of Arsenal's 1-0 win over Crystal Palace. Eberechi Eze's first half strike proved to be the difference at the Emirates as the summer signing scored his first goal since his summer arrival from the Eagles.

Former Arsenal defender Kieran Tierney enjoyed a brief spell playing alongside Zubimendi at Sociedad and labelled him, along with Mikel Merino, as ‘world class’.

Gyökeres’s sheer presence as a fixed central striker is a new quality for Arsenal, who spent large swathes of last season with the unorthodox Havertz and natural midfielder Mikel Merino upfront. Defenders routinely grapple with Gyökeres, which may take him out of action but also, as Arteta pointed out, creates space for his teammates to exploit.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has been speaking to the media before Wednesday's Carabao Cup game against Brighton at Emirates Stadium (kick-off 19:45 GMT). William Saliba and Gabriel Martinelli are both ruled out,

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Five-time Premier League champion Wayne Rooney claimed that there would likely be “a change of manager” at Arsenal if Mikel Arteta fails to win this year’s title.