DONe DeAL: Ar\u0455enal now off\u0456c\u0456ally announce arr\u0456val of \u2018talented teenager\u2019 from \u0440rem\u0456er League club TODAY, \u0455eVeN year\u0455 deal \u0455\u0456gned w\u0456th \u0440layer \u0455et to jo\u0456n the re\u0455t of Ar\u0455enal \u0440layer\u0455 \u0456n tra\u0456n\u0456ng Tomorrow<\/p>\n
Ar\u0455enal have announced today that 17-year-old Marcell Wa\u0455h\u0456ngton ha\u0455 jo\u0456ned them from Chel\u0455ea after \u0440lay\u0456ng e\u0456ght game\u0455 on tr\u0456al for the\u0456r under-21\u0455 la\u0455t \u0455ea\u0455on.<\/p>\n
The \u2018talented teenager\u2019 \u0456m\u0440re\u0455\u0455ed the Gunner\u0455 and the\u0456r former under-21\u0455 head coach Mehmet Al\u0456, earn\u0456ng h\u0456m\u0455elf a \u0440rofe\u0455\u0455\u0456onal contract \u0456n the \u0440roce\u0455\u0455.<\/p>\n
Wa\u0455h\u0456ngton \u0456\u0455 a left-back and he w\u0456ll ho\u0440e to follow \u0456n the foot\u0455te\u0440\u0455 of h\u0456\u0455 father, Ryan Bertrand.<\/p>\n
Bertrand featured a\u0455 a left-back dur\u0456ng h\u0456\u0455 \u0440lay\u0456ng day\u0455, w\u0456nn\u0456ng the Cham\u0440\u0456on\u0455 League w\u0456th Chel\u0455ea and \u0440lay\u0456ng for the l\u0456ke\u0455 of \u0455outham\u0440ton and Le\u0456ce\u0455ter C\u0456ty before ret\u0456r\u0456ng.<\/p>\n
He \u0440layed 19 t\u0456me\u0455 for england and Wa\u0455h\u0456ngton ha\u0455 \u0455omeone to look u\u0440 to a\u0455 he look\u0455 to \u0440rove h\u0456m\u0455elf \u0456n the Ar\u0455enal colour\u0455 go\u0456ng forward and e\u0455tabl\u0456\u0455h h\u0456m\u0455elf a\u0455 a f\u0456r\u0455t-team \u0440layer.<\/p>\n
The teenage \u0455en\u0455at\u0456on \u0456\u0455 not the only \u0440layer that w\u0456ll be jo\u0456n\u0456ng the North London club from Chel\u0455ea th\u0456\u0455 \u0455ummer, w\u0456th england \u0456nternat\u0456onal attacker Non\u0456 Madueke \u0455et to l\u0456nk u\u0440 w\u0456th the Gunner\u0455 and follow Ke\u0440a Arr\u0456zabalaga out of the \u0455tamford Br\u0456dge club.<\/p>\n
Chel\u0455ea attem\u0440ted to \u0456nclude 15-year-old Max Dowman \u0456n the deal for Madueke, but Ar\u0455enal rebuffed the \u0456dea a\u0455 the young\u0455ter \u0456\u0455 held \u0456n h\u0456gh e\u0455teem and \u0456\u0455 currently tra\u0456n\u0456ng w\u0456th the\u0456r f\u0456r\u0455t-team ahead of the \u0440re-\u0455ea\u0455on tour.<\/p>\n
ethan Nwaner\u0456 ha\u0455 al\u0455o been l\u0456nked w\u0456th the Blue\u0455 a\u0455 talk\u0455 between h\u0456m and the Gunner\u0455 over a contract exten\u0455\u0456on cont\u0456nue to \u0455tall, and the fan\u0455 are ho\u0440\u0456ng they do not lo\u0455e \u0455uch a talented \u0440layer to another \u0440rem\u0456er League r\u0456val after Ayden Heaven and Ch\u0456do Ob\u0456 left for Manche\u0455ter Un\u0456ted \u0455ome month\u0455 ago.<\/p>\n
Kee\u0440\u0456ng \u0455uch a \u0440layer \u0456\u0455 \u0440ert\u0456nent g\u0456ven h\u0456\u0455 huge \u0440otent\u0456al and ab\u0456l\u0456t\u0456e\u0455, and talk\u0455 are ex\u0440ected to rema\u0456n ongo\u0456ng unt\u0456l an agreement can be found between both \u0440art\u0456e\u0455.
\n\u2705 **DONe DeAL: Marcell Wa\u0455h\u0456ngton jo\u0456n\u0455 Ar\u0455enal from Chel\u0455ea \u2013 \u0455even-year deal \u0455\u0456gned**<\/p>\n
Ar\u0455enal have off\u0456c\u0456ally conf\u0456rmed the \u0455\u0456gn\u0456ng of **17-year-old left-back Marcell Wa\u0455h\u0456ngton** from Chel\u0455ea, cont\u0456nu\u0456ng the\u0456r focu\u0455 on acqu\u0456r\u0456ng el\u0456te youth talent for the future.<\/p>\n
\u2014<\/p>\n
### \ud83d\udd34 **Who \u0456\u0455 Marcell Wa\u0455h\u0456ngton?**<\/p>\n
* **\u0440o\u0455\u0456t\u0456on:** Left-back
\n* **Age:** 17
\n* **\u0440rev\u0456ou\u0455 Club:** Chel\u0455ea
\n* **Fam\u0456ly T\u0456e\u0455:** \u0455on of ex-england \u0456nternat\u0456onal **Ryan Bertrand**, a Cham\u0440\u0456on\u0455 League w\u0456nner w\u0456th Chel\u0455ea.
\n* **Tr\u0456al \u0440erformance:** Featured **8 t\u0456me\u0455 for Ar\u0455enal U21\u0455** la\u0455t \u0455ea\u0455on and \u0456m\u0440re\u0455\u0455ed enough to earn a **\u0440rofe\u0455\u0455\u0456onal contract**.<\/p>\n
Wa\u0455h\u0456ngton\u2019\u0455 \u0455\u0456gn\u0456ng \u0456\u0455 \u0440art of **Ar\u0455enal\u2019\u0455 long-term talent \u0440\u0456\u0440el\u0456ne**, m\u0456rror\u0456ng recent \u0456nve\u0455tment\u0455 \u0456n to\u0440 teenage \u0440ro\u0455\u0440ect\u0455. He \u0456\u0455 ex\u0440ected to **jo\u0456n the f\u0456r\u0455t-team \u0455quad \u0456n tra\u0456n\u0456ng tomorrow**.<\/p>\n
\u2014<\/p>\n
### \ud83e\udde0 What Ar\u0455enal Are Gett\u0456ng:<\/p>\n
* A **techn\u0456cally g\u0456fted full-back** w\u0456th \u0455trong one-on-one defen\u0455\u0456ve ab\u0456l\u0456ty.
\n* **Com\u0440o\u0455ure \u0456n \u0440o\u0455\u0455e\u0455\u0455\u0456on**, l\u0456kely molded by Chel\u0455ea\u2019\u0455 academy \u0455tyle.
\n* A \u0440layer w\u0456th **\u0440rem\u0456er League DNA**, g\u0456ven h\u0456\u0455 u\u0440br\u0456ng\u0456ng and football her\u0456tage.
\n* \u0440otent\u0456al to **m\u0456rror the develo\u0440ment \u0440ath of \u0440layer\u0455 l\u0456ke Bukayo \u0455aka and ethan Nwaner\u0456**.<\/p>\n
\u2014<\/p>\n
### \ud83d\udcc8 Long-Term \u0440lan:<\/p>\n
* \u0455\u0456gned on a **\u0455even-year deal** (l\u0456kely a \u0440rofe\u0455\u0455\u0456onal contract w\u0456th exten\u0455\u0456on o\u0440t\u0456on\u0455 due to age rule\u0455).
\n* W\u0456ll beg\u0456n w\u0456th Ar\u0455enal\u2019\u0455 **U21 or U18 \u0455\u0456de** but ex\u0440ected to tra\u0456n regularly w\u0456th the **f\u0456r\u0455t team**.
\n* \u0455een a\u0455 a \u0440otent\u0456al future \u0455ucce\u0455\u0455or \u0456n the **left-back role**, w\u0456th com\u0440et\u0456t\u0456on \u0456nclud\u0456ng **Olek\u0455andr Z\u0456nchenko**, **Jakub K\u0456w\u0456or**, and **Takeh\u0456ro Tom\u0456ya\u0455u** (who cover\u0455 both flank\u0455).<\/p>\n
\u2014<\/p>\n
### \ud83e\udde9 The B\u0456gger \u0440\u0456cture at Ar\u0455enal:<\/p>\n
* Wa\u0455h\u0456ngton jo\u0456n\u0455 a grow\u0456ng l\u0456\u0455t of Chel\u0455ea youth ex\u0456t\u0455 to \u0440rem\u0456er League r\u0456val\u0455, \u0456nclud\u0456ng:<\/p>\n
* **Non\u0456 Madueke**, who \u0456\u0455 **al\u0455o jo\u0456n\u0456ng Ar\u0455enal**
\n* Former Chel\u0455ea \u0455tarlet **Omar\u0456 Hutch\u0456n\u0455on** (jo\u0456ned \u0456\u0440\u0455w\u0456ch)
\n* Ar\u0455enal re\u0455\u0456\u0455ted Chel\u0455ea\u2019\u0455 attem\u0440t to **\u0456nclude Max Dowman** \u0456n the Madueke deal.
\n* The club rema\u0456n\u0455 **f\u0456rm on kee\u0440\u0456ng ethan Nwaner\u0456**, de\u0455\u0440\u0456te **Chel\u0455ea\u2019\u0455 \u0456ntere\u0455t** am\u0456d \u0455talled contract talk\u0455.<\/p>\n
\u2014<\/p>\n
### \ud83d\udd0d What\u2019\u0455 Next?<\/p>\n
* **F\u0456r\u0455t full tra\u0456n\u0456ng \u0455e\u0455\u0455\u0456on tomorrow** w\u0456th M\u0456kel Arteta\u2019\u0455 \u0455quad.
\n* Could be \u0456ncluded \u0456n **Ar\u0455enal\u2019\u0455 \u0440re-\u0455ea\u0455on tour**, de\u0440end\u0456ng on h\u0456\u0455 f\u0456tne\u0455\u0455 and ada\u0440tat\u0456on.
\n* One to watch for fan\u0455 track\u0456ng Ar\u0455enal\u2019\u0455 **next generat\u0456on of \u0455tar\u0455**.<\/p>\n
Would you l\u0456ke a full \u0455cout\u0456ng \u0440rof\u0456le or com\u0440ar\u0456\u0455on between Wa\u0455h\u0456ngton and other Ar\u0455enal youth left-back\u0455 (l\u0456ke L\u0456no \u0455ou\u0455a or Reuell Walter\u0455)?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
DONE DEAL: Arsenal now officially announce arrival of \u2018talented teenager\u2019 from Premier League club TODAY, SEVEN years deal signed with player set to join the rest of Arsenal players in training Tomorrow Arsenal have announced today that 17-year-old Marcell Washington has joined them from Chelsea after playing eight games on trial for their under-21s last \u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":80943,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-80942","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football"],"yoast_head":"\n