Nwaneri needs to 'see if he can fly' - Arteta - video Dailymotion

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta believes that Ethan Nwaneri's talent is rare for a 17-year-old.

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00:00Well I can't talk how good he is right now and at 17 years old to be in the position that he is in

00:05one of the biggest clubs in Europe I think sums up really well the level that he has.

00:11What is going to happen in the future mainly is going to depend on him and how much he wants it.

00:17At the moment he wants it a lot and he's surrounded by the right people

00:21and the crystal ball to see what is going to be in a year, two years, three years,

00:26my prediction is going to be very positive.

00:29But it's rare to see a talent like this at 17 years old, that's true.

00:33But when we made him his debut in the Premier League there was a lot of talk about it but we

00:41didn't do it because it was a gift, we did it because we knew the pathway that we wanted to

00:46build with him and we wanted to send him a really strong sign about how much we trust him and how

00:52much we wanted him to stay with us and yeah we are delighted to have him.

00:57I think the biggest thing is to push him and then when he's pushed just always

01:02grab him behind to make sure that he's always stable and protected but this talent you have

01:08to push him and the protection is necessary or keep an eye on him and be always in the right

01:13distance but he needs to see that he can go and he can fly and don't cut any wings.