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Report: Arsenal academy trio set for loan moves; one of them compares himself to Nicolas Pepe

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Arsenal youngsters Tim Akinola, Ben Cottrell and George Lewis are set to leave this club this summer on loan.

According to Football London, the Gunners trio have been made available by the club to leave this window to gain first-team experience. Indeed, neither player is yet to compete at senior level.

Furthermore, Arsenal have already sent the likes of Nikolaj Moller out on loan. The Swedish youngster joined third-tier German side FC Viktoria Koln this week.

Whilst academy goalkeeper Dejan Iliev joined Slovak Super Liga side SKF Sered for the season.

Akinola, Cottrell and Lewis are three Arsenal youngsters which have caused excitement, with the latter, in particular, an exciting name coming through at London Colney.

The Rwanda-born attacker compared himself to Arsenal’s record-signing Nicolas Pepe in an interview with iTromso. Lewis joined the Gunners from non-league Norwegian side Fram Larvik in 2020.

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Just like last summer, Arsenal are keen to add more youngsters to their development sides. The Gunners finished a dismal 10th in Premier League 2 last campaign, with Steve Bould departing from his position as head coch of the U-23 side as a result.

Indeed, Arsenal are already making moves this summer to sign exciting talents to the academy. As reported by the Athletic, the Gunners are close to signing England youth striker Mika Biereth from Fulham.

Moreover, the Sun claim that the north London side are also interested in Portuguese teenager Matchoi Djalo, who is available this summer for just £1m. The winger is just 18-years-old, as is Biereth.