Arsenal’s young talent stealing the show on tour

With the signing of six new players, including striker Viktor Gyokeres, to boost Arsenal’s chances of winning the Premier League, Mikel Arteta has had a busy summer.

However, one of the two 15-year-old academy players on their pre-season tour of Asia has caught the attention.

The squad’s youngest members are Marli Salmon and Max Dowman.

And attacking midfielder Dowman has shown in friendlies against AC Milan and Newcastle exactly why his potential is so high.

Dowman was a member of the senior squad that traveled to Dubai in January for their winter training camp despite having trained with the first team when he was 14 first.

The England youth international was even mentioned at the time about being called up to the side as a result of a medical crisis with key forwards Kai Havertz, Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli, and Gabriel Jesus all having different injury issues.

In both pre-season friendlies, Saka was replaced by Dowman. While he showed some skill in the AC Milan game, his performance against Newcastle demonstrated why he has been touted for a Premier League season debut.

One of the standout moments of the game was a delightful dribble into the area that ended with Joelinton fouling Dowman for a penalty that earned Arsenal a 3-2 victory.

When asked about the youngster’s performance against Newcastle, Arteta responded, “It is special.”

What he did today against this team is undoubtedly not something a 15-year-old would see coming.

Martin Odegaard, the captain of Arsenal, says he will be able to share my experience with Dowman and the England Under-16 international defender Salmon because he left Real Madrid at the age of 16 after being courted by many of Europe’s elite clubs.

The Norwegian, 26, said, “I think the entire squad is really good at helping the young players.” You can see that the quality is obvious because I simply try to share my experience, point them in the right direction, and help them maintain the right mindset.

“Just trying to help them develop the right mindset, feel good about the team, and kind of let them shine and do what they are supposed to do.”

You can see the quality of their work on the tour, which they have been outstanding. In the future, it will be exciting to watch.

When Dowman scored in the win over the Czech Republic, Dowman became the youngest scorer in the competition and played for England’s Under-17s at the Euros over the summer.

He is three years older than his peers when he plays for Arsenal. In 23 games last year, he scored 19 goals and gave five assists, with 17 of those attacking returns coming in the under-18 Premier League South’s final seven games (14 goals, three assists).