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Photo: 19-yr-old January signing spotted in Arsenal training, ex-Spurs teen towers over Nketiah

Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images
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Arsenal are gearing up for their last game of the season.

The Gunners host Brighton & Hove Albion at the Emirates Stadium tomorrow afternoon and Mikel Arteta put his players through their paces ahead of the match on Friday.

And Arteta welcomed quite a few young stars into his training session at London Colney yesterday afternoon – including a certain Omar Rekik.

Arsenal signed the 19-year-old from Hertha Berlin for £600,000 in January of this year but little has been spoken or written about the towering centre-back since.

But he was certainly an interesting addition at the training ground.

Another interesting youth player including in the session was Jonathan Dinzeyi.

Not a lot of Arsenal fans have seen the young centre-back since swapping Tottenham Hotspur for the Gunners in 2020.

But he looks one hell of a physical presence after being photographed towering above Eddie Nketiah, who is 5 foot 9.

Here’s some photos of the session:

ST ALBANS, ENGLAND - MAY 21: (L-R) Eddie Nketiah and Jonathan Dinzeyi of Arsenal during a training session at London Colney on May 21, 2021 in St Albans, England. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)
Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images
ST ALBANS, ENGLAND - MAY 21: (L-R) Omar Rekik and Martin Odegaard of Arsenal during a training session at London Colney on May 21, 2021 in St Albans, England. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)
Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images
ST ALBANS, ENGLAND - MAY 21: Omar Rekik of Arsenal during a training session at London Colney on May 21, 2021 in St Albans, England. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)
Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images

With Arsenal having the chance to qualify for Europe, Arteta, whose side sit ninth in the Premier League table, is unlikely to experiment with any youth player against the Seagulls.

But it’ll be a fascinating pre-season campaign for the North Londoners and one that’ll likely include the same players present on Friday.