‘Coutinho’s understudy’: Some Arsenal fans think they’ve got a future superstar in their ranks

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A number of Arsenal fans have tipped Catalin Cirjan for success as the Gunners academy prodigy took to Twitter expressing his delight at being back in training.

As reported by Football London, the highly-rated Romanian teenager will spend next season with Arsenal’s Under-23 side after a bright start to his time in English football.

Cirjan, a 17-year-old midfielder, excelled with the Under-18s last season after joining as a scholar from Romanian side Viitorul Domnesti in July 2019.

He will now make an early step up to Steve Bould’s youth team as academy football resumes later this year following the curtailing of the 2019-20 campaign due to current events.

Cirjan has already penned a professional contract at Arsenal, and has trained with the Gunners first team under Mikel Arteta.

Along with Miguel Azeez, Ben Cottrell and Matt Smith, he has been deemed one of the top midfield prospects at the Hale End academy.

The Gunners academy has given the first team the likes of Bukayo Saka, Reiss Nelson, Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Eddie Nketiah in recent years, and the feeling amongst some fans is that Cirjan won’t be far off.

Cirjan’s Twitter post, in which he rejoiced in finally being back on the pitch, was met with numerous Arsenal fans tipping him for greatness: