'Particular expertise' – Jordan claims Arsenal wonderkid may be pretty much as good as Yamal

talkSPORT’s Simon Jordan believes Arsenal expertise Max Dowman is heading in the right direction for famous person standing in world soccer.

The 15-year-old midfielder performed his first senior minutes for the Gunners in a pre-season pleasant win in opposition to AC Milan on Wednesday.

Dowman changed fellow academy graudate Bukayo Saka within the 66th minute of the 1-0 victory and scored in a penalty shootout.

He follows Saka, Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly as the newest Hale Finish star to earn first-team expertise beneath Mikel Arteta.

There are a lot of wonderkids starring throughout Europe and the world, with Lamine Yamal arguably essentially the most notable within the trendy recreation.

Aged 18, the winger has already scored 25 targets and assisted 34 for Barcelona and was a part of Spain’s Euros triumph final summer time.

Yamal has set the usual for younger expertise, however Jordan has hinted that Dowman may match his ranges in prime flight soccer.

“He seems to be like a really particular expertise,” he stated on Kelly and Jordan: “I noticed him simply over a yr in the past, and I keep in mind chatting with Danny Murphy about him, he was already plugged into him.

“It is a very gifted younger man, that has the potential to be pretty much as good as something that is on the market. I hate to throw these superlatives round as a result of it makes pointless headlines for individuals…

“If he continues on his journey, continues to be focussed and develop, he’s within the expertise bracket of individuals like Lamine Yamal. That is the extent he is at.

“This child is a particular, particular expertise. They will discuss concerning the ranges that he is performed at with the U17s, what number of targets he is scored for the England U17s.

“However it is a particular expertise, the sort of participant that takes on gamers, beats them and does it for enjoyable, and produces an finish product. He is a really, very gifted participant and fairly frankly, that is the sort of expertise that ought to be being produced contained in the elite academies.

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“Relatively than hoovering them up for everybody else, they need to be producing them themselves.

“However the truth that Arsenal are producing younger gamers, coming via, getting first-team alternatives and the previous adage, ‘Should you’re adequate, you are sufficiently old’, performs a component.

“We’re seeing these younger gamers get alternatives, we noticed Jude Bellingham’s ascension, we’re seeing his brother [Jobe] ascend, we’re seeing different younger gamers.

“[Phil] Foden got here via rapidly [at Manchester City] and determined to not run away and get a chance in a foreign country, watch for his alternative and play for the perfect supervisor on this planet, Pep Guardiola.

“But when this boy, Dowman, continues the progress that he is bought, he’s a famous person.

“And I get the impression he is bought the steadiness and the outlook, and the backing behind him by way of the construction of his life, that may give him that chance.”

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Dowman made his debut for the Arsenal U18s at 13-years-old, and has scored 20 targets for the facet alongside ten assists.

{The teenager} netted 15 occasions in as many appearances within the U18 Premier League final season and later skilled with the primary group.

He’s but to have been chosen in a matchday squad by Arteta, however this might very properly change of their 2025/26 marketing campaign.

Dowman can be an everyday for the England U17s, for whom he has scored 5 occasions in 16 appearances.

What Arteta stated on the Arsenal children

Dowman wasn’t the one notable academy star to function in opposition to Milan as fellow 15-year-old Marli Salmon additionally got here off the bench.

The defender got here on for William Saliba within the second half and positively made a optimistic impression on Arteta.

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“Very pleased with all the children,” the Arsenal boss stated.

“I feel they’re able to play at that stage at 15-years-old for my part due to the surroundings and tradition that’s inside the group.

“When any individual makes you’re feeling so snug and so assured straightaway you’ll be able to go and do it.

“At the least it offers you the perfect likelihood after which you must have the qualities this child has to ship in opposition to opposition like this.”