Arsenal have enjoyed lots of success on the academy front in recent years.
Bukayo Saka came through the Hale End ranks to become a star for club and country.
Likewise, Emile Smith Rowe and Eddie Nketiah have both been outstanding for the Gunners.
And in the coming years, another Arsenal talent could be in line for an exciting breakthrough.
Gunners youngster Brooke Norton-Cuffy has made Goal.com’s NxGn 2023 list.
Every year, Goal.com produce a list of the young players they feel have the most potential.
Norton-Cuffy has made the latest list, one of two Arsenal players to make the cut alongside Ethan Nwaneri.
“Arsenal’s Hale End academy has already provided the first team with the likes of Bukayo Saka, Emile Smith Rowe and Eddie Nketiah in recent years,” they wrote.
“But the production line is showing no signs of slowing down if Norton-Cuffy is anything to go by.
“A physical but technically-gifted right-back, Norton-Cuffy came to the attention of Gunners’ fans after he shone while on loan at Lincoln City in the third tier of English football last season.
“The 19-year-old’s rise continued as he impressed for England as they won the U19s European Championship during the summer.
“And he has continued to develop in the Championship this season while on loan at first Rotherham United, and now Coventry City.”
On the right track
Norton-Cuffy is an ‘outstanding‘ talent who looks like he has a great future at Arsenal.
If you’re going out on loan to Championship clubs as a teenager, that’s a sign of high quality and potential.
Mikel Arteta will surely like what he’s been seeing from Norton-Cuffy and will probably take a closer look in pre-season.
At present, Arsenal have just two right-backs – Takehiro Tomiyasu and Ben White, who is also a centre-back.
With that in mind, there could well be room for a breakout star to compete with Tomiyasu and White.
Watch this space.
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