Arsenal wonderkid Hubert Graczyk has been spotted in first-team training at London Colney for the first time, after impressing Mikel Arteta.
What’s the story?
Well, the 18-year-old was photographed alongside the likes of Mohamed Elneny, Alexandre Lacazette and Jack Wilshere at London Colney.
Graczyk ended up on the winning team following a game of eight-a-side, where he was also playing alongside Kieran Tierney, Bukayo Saka, Miguel Azeez and Rob Holding in addition to the aforementioned trio.
The teenager earned his place in first-team training after impressing against the Chelsea Under-23 side last Wednesday, a game Arsenal won 3-1.
Graczyk was playing years above his age ranking, and also managed to complete 90 minutes as he caught the eye.
You can see a photo of the England Under-18 international below.
It’s good to see Graczyk bonding with some of Arsenal’s most established stars – that will surely help him settle among the group.
Hubert Graczyk will have to be patient at Arsenal
Unfortunately for the teenage goalkeeper, he may have to wait a while until he makes his first-team debut.
The Gunners are out of the FA Cup following defeat to Nottingham Forest, and were also knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Liverpool.
Arsenal also failed to qualify for the Europa League, or the UEFA Conference League, so there aren’t many opportunities for fringe players at the moment.
Even Bernd Leno is just twiddling his thumbs on the sidelines, so Graczyk may be waiting a while until he gets a taste of life in the first-team.
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