Arsenal have loaned Emirates Stadium academy ace Tyreece John-Jules to Lincoln City, who have sent a Twitter message to the Gunners boss, Mikel Arteta, about the 18-year-old.
Arsenal have loaned highly-rated academy striker Tyreece John-Jules to Lincoln City and, following Mikel Arteta’s complimentary comments on the 18-year-old, the Imps send the Gunners head coach a message of reassurance.
John-Jules has starred for Arsenal’s Under-23s over the past 18 months, netting an impressive 16 goals with nine assists from 30 appearances last season and chipping in with six goals and two assists this term.
Last season, the young forward was handed a taste of first-team football for Arsenal in a friendly against Al-Nasr Dubai SC during the Gunners’ mid-season visit, and marked his opportunity with a goal.
This term, he has been named in the first-team squad for the games against Standard Liege in the Europa League, Chelsea in the Premier League, and Leeds United in the FA Cup third round.
When asked about John-Jules playing as a No 10 for the Under-23s, Arteta is quoted by Football London as saying: “He can do everything. He links really well on the ball every time he is out of the No 9 position, he’s got a really good ability to do that.
“He reads situations earlier than others and is a good finisher as well. Physically he’s developed in a really good shape so I think he’s a really good player.”
Lincoln took part of Arteta’s comments, added them into a graphic and shared the image on their Twitter feed, tagging Arteta’s handle and commenting: “We’ll take good care of him.”
Plenty of Arsenal fans welcomed Lincoln’s comments:
Lincoln are in League One action today with a trip to Shrewsbury Town.
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