‘Physique, energy and running power’: 20-year-old Arsenal defender wows Sky pundit

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Arsenal on-loan defender Harry Clarke has made it into Andy Walker’s Scottish Premiership Team of the Season so far.

The 20-year-old has been with Arsenal since 2015, when he joined the Gunners academy from hometown club Ipswich.

Clarke signed his first professional contract with Arsenal in August 2018.

Following an impressive season with the Under-23s, he penned a new deal in December 2019.

Clarke enjoyed a fruitful loan at Oldham in 2020-21 and is now with Scottish outfit Ross County.

The Arsenal gem has made 17 appearances for his loan club, grabbing three goals and two assists too.

Clarke’s efforts have given County a fighting chance to stay up in the Scottish top flight.

And Sky Sports pundit Walker loves what he’s been seeing from the versatile, naming him in his XI.

Clarke, who plays at centre-back and right-back, features alongside the likes of Joe Aribo, Jota and Kyogo Furuhashi.

“Harry Clark might surprise people with Ross County near the bottom of the league,” wrote the Sky Sports pundit.

“But I’ve seen them a few times and this young lad, on-loan from Arsenal, has got the physique, energy and running power.

“I think he could play at a far bigger club in the future.”

Clarke’s Arsenal contract expires at the end of the season.

It remains to be seen whether Mikel Arteta sees a future for him at the Emirates.

But even if Clarke doesn’t stay put, he certainly looks set for a promising career at a high level.