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Everything you read, watch and listen to on this site is created with our players and staff in mind, because they are the most important people here. But this site is also available to anyone that wants to understand more about what we do here at the Arsenal Academy, how we do it and, most importantly, why we do what we do.
In a nutshell?
We believe that the only way to for anyone to become the best player, and so have the best chance at becoming a professional footballer, is by developing into the best person they can be.
This is why we put everything into creating the most challenging and caring environment in world football. We’re here to produce young men who are equipped to take on and thrive in the face of any challenge that life presents them: on and off the grass. That is the definition of a Strong Young Gunner and it sits at the centre of everything we do.
Per Mertesacker
Academy Manager
World
Class
Academy
Everything you read, watch and listen to on this site is created with our players and staff in mind, because they are the most important people here. But this site is also available to anyone that wants to understand more about what we do here at the Arsenal Academy, how we do it and, most importantly, why we do what we do.
In a nutshell?
We believe that the only way to for anyone to become the best player, and so have the best chance at becoming a professional footballer, is by developing into the best person they can be.
This is why we put everything into creating the most challenging and caring environment in world football. We’re here to produce young men who are equipped to take on and thrive in the face of any challenge that life presents them: on and off the grass. That is the definition of a Strong Young Gunner and it sits at the centre of everything we do.
Per Mertesacker
Academy Manager
