‘He means business' – Ethan Nwaneri in amazing body transformation as Arsenal teen bulks up for new season
YOUNG GUNS 'He means business' – Ethan Nwaneri in amazing body transformation as Arsenal teen bulks up for new season
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ARSENAL fans are ready to see what Ethan Nwaneri can bring to the team next season after spotting his impressive transformation during the summer.
Nwaneri, 18, has returned for pre-season looking considerably more physical than he did at the backend of last season.
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Arsenal fans have been impressed with Ethan Nwaneri's new filled out physique
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The 18-year-old appears to have bulked up over the summer
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Nwaneri looked less physical last season
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The teen prospect looks to have bulked up after pictures emerged of him during the Gunners' pre-season tour in Singapore.
Nwaneri has been tipped for a big future ever since he made his debut for Arsenal as a 15-year-old back in 2022 - becoming the Premier League's youngest ever player.
Now supporters are ready to see him take the next step after he broke into the first team on a more regular basis last season.
The versatile midfielder racked up nine goals and two assists in all competitions last season in what was effectively his first full campaign as a first team player.
Fans online have suggested that Nwaneri "means business" with his new filled out physique after working on his strength in the off-season.
The England U21 international looks set to be a big part of Arsenal's future too, with reports suggesting he is on the brink of putting pen to paper on a new long-term deal.
Nwaneri's current terms expire at the end of the season, but it's claimed he will sign the dotted line on a fresh five-year contract in the coming days.
There had been suggestion that Borussia Dortmund and Chelsea were amongst a whole host of clubs interested in luring him away from the Emirates, but Nwaneri's priority has always been to stay at his boyhood club.
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Nwaneri made his Arsenal debut aged just 15
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The midfielder impressed in his first full campaign last term
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When he does officially sign on he will join pal and fellow academy graduate Myles Lewis-Skelly in tying his future down to North London.
Lewis-Skelly, 18, signed his own five-year deal last month after interest from Real Madrid.
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The breakout star of last season is understood to know be one of the highest paid teenagers in world football.
Arsenal are thought to be ready to offer similar terms to Nwaneri.
Arsenal fans have plenty to be excited about when it comes to the future of the club and their impressive crop of Hale End talent.
As well as Nwaneri and Lewis-Skelly, 15-year-old Max Dowman has been earmarked as one of the country's biggest talents and is currently working with the first team in Singapore.
While ball-playing centre-back Marli Salmon, 15, is another rising star that was included in Mikel Arteta's 30-man contingent for pre-season in Asia.
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Myles Lewis-Skelly signed a new five-year deal with the Gunners last month
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Highly-rated teen Max Dowman is part of Arsenal's pre-season squad
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