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Arsenal are tracking Borussia Dortmund winger Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, who has been described as the next “Jude Bellingham” and not just because he is English too.
Born in London, the 19 year old spent time in the academy systems of various clubs, including Reading, Chelsea and Manchester City, before following in the footsteps of Bellingham, and Jadon Sancho before then by heading to Germany in 2020.
He has since forced his way into the first team at Dortmund, having made 25 appearances to date, and scoring three goals.
England have capped him in every age group at under -21 level, having recently made his debut at that level as a substitute in their European championship qualifier win over Luxembourg.
At 19 he is still very much an emerging talent, but the Gunners are already considering making a move for him next summer, with a transfer fee of around £25 million likely.
Andy is an exiled English football fan living in Cyprus. He loves all sports but football is his abiding passion, and he still has dreams every now and then about scoring the winning goal in a Wembley Cup Final, even though his playing days are long gone. He follows most major leagues, across Europe at least, and has a favoured team in each. When he’s not watching, listening, reading or downloading podcasts about football, he spend his time worrying about his beloved Arsenal.