Arsenal's Hale End academy hit by transfer setbacks

Premier League champions losing key youth targets and seeing prospects leave.

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Missed target

Jeremy Monga (Leicester winger) joined Man City for £12.5m

Rival signing

Tottenham close to signing West Ham U15 star Isaac Allen

Departures

Kyran Thompson and Mishel Nduka turned down new deals

What happened. Arsenal's Hale End academy has lost several recruitment battles this summer, including missing out on Jeremy Monga to Man City and Isaac Allen to Tottenham, while prospects Kyran Thompson and Mishel Nduka have left.

Rival clubs offer higher wages to young players.
First-team success makes pathway harder for academy graduates.
Arsenal reluctant to match high fees and salaries.

The academy struggles could impact Arsenal's long-term talent pipeline.

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