Arsenal agree deal to loan out ‘promising’ midfielder who has trained with the first-team

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• EXCLUSIVE from Graeme Bailey

Arsenal have just agreed to send one of their promising players on a loan deal for the season, TBR can exclusively report.

The Gunners have a plethora of talented players coming through their Hale End academy and they’ll be drawing plenty of inspiration from graduate Bukayo Saka, who is flourishing in the first-team.

Ethan Nwaneri seems to be the next in line to make the big breakthrough and the club have high hopes for another starlet.

He’ll be sent out on loan for the season as TBR’s Graeme Bailey provides the details.

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Jack Henry-Francis set to join Sligo Rovers

TBR Football understands that Arsenal midfielder Jack Henry-Francis is moving to the Republic of Ireland on loan.

A number of EFL clubs have shown an interest in the 20-year-old – who has trained with Mikel Arteta’s first-team in the last 12-months.

However, TBR understands that Henry-Francis, an Irish youth international is now set to move to Ireland with Sligo Rovers – who have agreed to take him until the end of their domestic season later this year.

The ‘promising’ midfielder, as quoted by Arsenal Youth, has made 56 appearances for the under-23s and is now ready for his next step in men’s football.

Jack Henry-Francis profile

Henry-Francis is an Ireland under-21 international who can operate as a number six or in a more advanced role as a box-to-box midfielder.

The Arsenal youngster, who was born in 2003, has been described as an ‘aggressive’ and ‘tenacious’ player, per the club website.

He joined The Gunners from Fulham aged 12 and has progressed through the ranks to the reserve set-up.

In other news, Martin Odegaard could be key in Arsenal’s bid to sign ‘world class’ £33m player this summer transfer window.