Arsenal’s Top 10 Prospects: An In-Depth Look at the Gunner’s Future

8. Ainsley Maitland-Niles

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With a name that begs for stardom, Niles has been with Arsenal since age 6. Now, he’s 17 and has featured for the first team squad. It’s really all you should have to know, but we’ll give you more.

Niles is another blazing winger who has the potential to terrorize opposing defenses with this speed. He’s already proven his knack for goal scoring as well.

If Wenger puts you into a first-team game at the age of 17, he thinks the world of you, and these youth players are well aware of that and eager to repay his faith.

The 17 year old is on loan at Ipswich Town, where Mick McCarthy is singing the praises of the Arsenal product, saying that he is an “outstanding [talent] and it’s lovely that we’ve got [him], so thanks to [Arsenal] for letting us have [him].”

Niles already has an assist under his belt and with the praise to boot, he looks like yet another starlet primed for glory.

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