Arsenal fans have taken to Twitter to react after hearing that Miguel Azeez, Emile Smith Rowe and Folarin Balogun have travelled with the first-team squad to take on Molde.
The promising trio of prodigies were spotted at the airport as Mikel Arteta puts a real show of faith in his academy prospects.
Who are these young stars, you may be wondering?
Well, Azeez is a player who really caught the eye against Crawley Town earlier this season. As Football London revealed, the 18-year-old idolises Sergio Busquets and operates well as a deep-lying playmaker.
In Balogun’s case, the 19-year-old is a striker who was wanted by Sheffield United over the summer, while Brentford saw a £5 million offer rejected in January as The Athletic revealed.
He is very highly-rate after scoring 38 goals in 41 games for Arsenal’s Under-18 side.
Smith Rowe’s name should be more familiar among Arsenal supporters.
The 20-year-old has made 12 appearances for the first-team, scoring three goals, while he spent time on loan at Huddersfield in the Championship last season.
Arsenal’s Group Stage job is hardly done just yet, as Molde could move level on points with the Gunners if they win this Group B clash.
Despite that, it would be nice to see Azeez, Balogun or Smith Rowe get some game-time.
Let’s see how the Arsenal fans on Twitter reacted to the news…
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