Have no idea who he is. Did a quick google search. Apparently he trained with Manchester United when he was 13. Some old local newspaper articles suggest that he's a striker and that he's been playing with guys who are a few years older for several years. He has a twitter account (which seems legit) where he just confirmed that he's signed for Arsenal.
"Jamaal Raage is a Swedish footballer with a Somali father and Italian-Greek mother, he currently plays for Brommapojkarna, and is considered the best youth in Sweden."
How did he get past you Klaus?!
Trained with us last November apparently
http://sportwitness.ning.com/forum/topics/battle-begins-as-arsenal-invite-best-swedish-youngster-over-after
Feel the raage!
I live 5 minutes from where this guy is playing. Never heard of him...
Apparently we are interested in Tin Jedvaj from Zagreb. 17 year old CB. Rated their best prospect after Modric.
Aye http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4977907/-Tin-Jedvaj-is-being-lined-up-for-a-6million-bid-by-Arsene-Wenger.html
Rex wrote: I live 5 minutes from where this guy is playing. Never heard of him...
Morto for you, Rex.
Benjamin Mendy:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2347688/Arsenal-bid-French-youngster-Benjamin-Mendy.html
It's all about the Benjamin
Why another LB?
Hope so
Why not? Meade bailed when he saw the competition so we have an opening.
marv3llous wrote: Why not? Meade bailed when he saw the competition so we have an opening.
You could argue that Meade bailed just because this slot is really and truly solved for the foreseeable future. But I guess bringing someone significantly younger is not a bad idea after all.
Did Meade bail or was he pushed?
We should sign a raft of youngsters this summers
@lorddulaarsenal wrote: Did Meade bail or was he pushed?
Pushed id say, may aswell have played arshavin at LB
He wasn't offered a contact. And he's wandering around Belgium trying to get one.
Don't think Meade was ever a prospect, really.
Think we do have a decent crop of youngsters coming up.
Ox, Gnabry, Bellerin, toral, yennaris, akpom etc. I think we should see some glimpses of them in the coming season.
Some players, such as Jernade Meade and Jordan Wynter, refused a new deal in search of first-team opportunities elsewhere ...
Meade, however, acknowledged that, with Kieran Gibbs and Nacho Monreal ahead of him, he would probably have had to go on loan next season in order to receive first-team game time, and instead came to the conclusion that it would be more beneficial to make a permanent switch now so that he could become fully integrated at his new club.
http://news.arseblog.com/2013/05/mass-departure-sends-shockwaves-through-the-academy-with-signings-likely-at-that-level/
He bailed.
Heh, fair enough. Though I suspect if we were really serious about this kid, again, we'd have convinced him to stay without any bother. No way he chucks in a real chance at Arsenal to start a summer of trials at mediocre Belgian clubs.
