Goal takes a look at the best up and coming young NxGn players plying their trade for the Gunners
1Stephy Mavididi
The 19-year-old scored twice in five appearances after joining Charlton on loan in January but sustained a hamstring injury which ruled him out for eight weeks last month.
The England youth international previously played for the Addicks at the start of 2017 where he impressed with his skills and powerful running upfront.
Able to play across the frontline, Mavididi spent the first half of the season on loan at Preston North End, where he played 11 times.
AdvertisementNurPhoto2Joao Virginia
Highly-rated goalkeeper Virginia was selected as Portugal's third-choice shot-stopper for the 2016 Olympics in Brazil, where he was the youngest footballer at the games.
He made his under-23 debut for Arsenal in October and was added to the Gunners' Europa League squad a month later.
Known for his sharp reflexes and agility, Virginia will be hoping to break through in the coming seasons with Petr Cech and David Ospina seemingly coming to the end of their time at the club.
MVV Maastricht3Kelechi Nwakali
Nwakali has scored three goals for Dutch second division side MVV Maastricht since rejoining the team on loan in January.
The Nigerian youngster had a disappointing spell on loan at VVV Venlo earlier in the season where he was restricted to just nine appearances for the first team, but has seemingly revived his season with a number of astute performances for MVV in recent weeks.
Able to play in advanced forward positions or in midfield, Nwakali won the Golden Ball Award at the 2015 Under-17 World Cup where he guided his Super Eagles side to glory.
4Vlad Dragomir
Romania are on course to qualify for the Under-19 European Championships with Dragomir at the heart of the country's midfield.
Dragomir, who can play in midfield or behind the striker, has worked on improving his physicality which has helped him impose himself on games for the Arsenal under-23s this season. This led to a call-up to the Europa League squad for the match against BATE Borisov in September.
“When I saw all the first-team players coming to shake our hands I couldn’t believe it! They notice when you’re upset, they give you advice", Dragomir recently said in an interview with Romanian website lead.ro
"They don’t treat you as a kid. You want to talk to one of them? There’s time for you. I wanted to speak to Per Mertesacker most. I was going through a rougher period and I asked him what he’d do if he were me."