That's a good point, and one I hadn't considered originally, but while that makes sense to me from an acting perspective (though as the poster was worried about kids not being able to be kids, ending up as a disney kid and the like would be pretty bad) I don't fully get the distinction with regards to Carlsen. He was a young prodigy who competed against those far older than him, why is that different to a sportsman doing the same? It's not uncommon either, Serena Williams was playing professional Tennis at 14, I've heard about golfers on word tours in their early teens, and even in football you have plenty of footballers making their debut at 16.
Exactly.
No paedophile or rape jokes before anyone thinks of posting one. Should go without saying really, but have to say it as I know what some of you are like.
Basically admitted to playing him to convince him to stay, means Squat if he's stuck in the reserves until he's 21 this move is very short sighted if they expect him to stay and stay motivated.
I totally agree, I was saying I agree with him. He has been training with the under 18’s not even the first team, seems a bit desperate.
He has trained with the first team. I think they want to get him to feel part of the team and to let him know he's got a future where he'll start for us. I can see him getting minutes in the League Cup and Europa off the bench if he doesn't actually start. Both competition are good for developing the youth in the early rounds
It was done purely to make sure if he does leave they'd get a huge chunk of compensation in court.
To be honest, there's nothing new about fast tracking the most promising talents. I remember a big deal made up here about Dembele being 13 year old and playing the U20's for Celtic. Think he made his first team debut a couple of years later. By that age most folk in the Academy system know the most promising talents. Converting that talent to first team players is a different matter.
It‘s not as easy as that due to the money involved, there are lads at Utd and my lads club, whose parents literally have the club by the balls and get whatever they want.
Fair point
You'll be uncomfortable when you see the news about him signing a contract that sees him make what you earn a year in just two weeks...at 15 years old - mental.
I hope his parents are not greedy even if his agent turns out to be. Since he is young, he should only go to a team where he is good enough to start, even if it is Division 2 club. No amount of B team practice matches can prepare you as well as the real-world, where adult players (with families to feed) may not get paid a portion of their wages if they don't win.
That second list is full of good players, the vast majority of footballers would be lucky to have similar careers, regardless of the age they debuted.
Yes, but the expectation for someone debuting that young is yo be on the first list I think.
Clubs shouldn't be letting kids of 15 or their parents hold them to ransom. They are scouting kids at 6/7/8, paying for them to go through school and all that stuff. Giving them every chance to make it, they should be grateful for the opportunity and not acting like selfish spoilt cnuts.
Easy to say but the reality is just different. The very very best players even at 16 don't always make it but they have a pretty good chance of becoming extremely valuable properties, more and more clubs are competing for them now, and the kids and their parents know their worth. Nwaneri likely has a bunch of other big clubs telling him and his parents what they're willing to offer the day he turns 17 (when he can sign professional terms) and potentially also medium sized clubs telling him that they'll immediately put him into the first team if he switches (this is how Arsenal lost Yunus Musah to Valencia, who was a similar talent, at 16-years-old).
Wow Nuri Sahin. Now theres a name I had forgotten....
Please explain what you think the negative effects could be.
Maybe but you hope he doesn't, he's 15, wish him the very best, even if i do think it is to young, all media highlighting it, he going to get a lot of action of field now too, needs a strong person guiding him
From the sounds of it that’s all there was to it, especially considering how careful Arsenal have been with Patino who has been the crown jewel of their academy for a couple of years now.
Teacher of what?
Yep, I don't get those who are slamming an 88th minute sub for an academy player in such unlikely circumstances.
