In another indication of the strength of Arsenal’s current crop of youngster, there have again been numerous international call ups for some of Arsenal’s brightest talents.
New signing from Gillingham, Luke Freeman has been called up to the England U16 squad for the very first time, while that same squad features three other Arsenal players, with the U17s including two Gunners and the U19s having a sole representative in their ranks. That is a total of seven English youngsters, a very impressive total for a club that supposedly doesn’t care about English players.
Of course,it is well documented that Arsenal are well-known for their influx of foriegn talent, and these players will also be getting international recognition in the coming weeks. In the Spanish U16s, our latest recruit, Ignaci Miquel has been called up by Spain, while Fran Merida has already played for the U19s this month against Portugal. (You can find details of that match in my round up of the loanees later on today). Unfortunately I have been unable to find details of matches for the likes of Barazite, Sunu, Nordtveit and Rasmussen, who will also presumably be in action for their respective countries and age groups.
Full list of fixtures involving Arsenal players:
Spain U16s
Ignasi Miquel: 10-12 March - Training Camp, Madrid.
England U16s
Sam Byles, Luke Freeman, Emmanuel Frimpong, Oliver Nicholas: Montaigu Tournament, France.
Montaigu Tournament Fixtures:
19 March - England Vs Japan - Le Poire Sur Vie - 5.00pm
20 March - Germany Vs England - Le Poire Sur Vie - 7pm
22 March - England vs USA - Les Brouzils - 3pm
24 March - Playoffs/Final - TBC - TBC
England U17s
Tom Cruise, Jack Wilshere: UEFA U17 Elite Round Tournament, Tel Aviv, Israel
UEFA U17 Elite Round Tournament Fixtures:
25 March - England Vs France - Rishon Le Zion - 3pm
27 March - England Vs Russia - Rishon Le Zion - 3pm
30 March - England Vs Israel - Nes Ziona - 3pm
England U19s
Kieran Gibbs: International U19 Friendly
25 March - England Vs Russia - Stadium:MK - 7pm
