Mikel Arteta calls up 19-year-old who has ‘everything to be an Arsenal winger’ to training pre-Burnley

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has been putting his players through their paces ahead of the Gunners returning to Premier League action.

On Saturday, Arsenal host Burnley in a 3pm kickoff at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners will hope to build on their midweek Champions League win over Sevilla.

On Friday, the Arsenal media team published photos of the Gunners players training at London Colney ahead of the meeting with Vincent Kompany’s side.

Arteta called up a number of Hale End talents to the session, including Charles Sagoe Jr, pictured below vying for the ball with Amario Cozier-Duberry.

Sagoe Jr joined Arsenal from Fulham in 2015 and has risen through the ranks to get to the Under-21s and the fringes of the senior team.

Indeed, the 19-year-old made his competitive Arsenal first-team debut this season, getting 68 minutes under his belt against Brentford in the Carabao Cup.

Arsenal winger Reiss Nelson says Charles Sagoe Jr has ‘got everything’

Sagoe Jr also continues to impress at youth level, with three goals and six assists from 12 outings across the Premier League 2, EFL Trophy and UEFA Youth League.

The Arsenal website describes him as a “composed and intelligent forward who is a threat on either wing”.

Gunners winger Reiss Nelson has also spoken highly of Sagoe Jr, as per The Mirror.

“I’ve been watching you,” he is quoted as saying.

“I watch a lot of the U21 games and literally, I’m not just saying this because you’re here, you have everything to be an Arsenal winger.

“You’re unpredictable, you can move on your left, on your right, you can score, you can assist, you’ve got everything.

“It’s just about keeping your head down and not getting distracted or disheartened by anything that happens.”

As well as Sagoe Jr and Cozier-Duberry, Arteta called up Miguel Azeez, Khayon Edwards, Reuell Walters, Bradley Ibrahim and Ayden Heaven, according to Jeorge Bird.