{"id":13579,"date":"2025-03-25T17:51:13","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T18:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/?p=13579"},"modified":"2025-03-25T20:06:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T20:06:16","slug":"declan-rice-names-unreal-arsenal-youngster-who-could-follow-in-footsteps-of-myles-lewis-skelly-and-ethan-nwaneri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/25\/declan-rice-names-unreal-arsenal-youngster-who-could-follow-in-footsteps-of-myles-lewis-skelly-and-ethan-nwaneri\/","title":{"rendered":"Declan Rice names \u2018unreal\u2019 Arsenal youngster who could follow in footsteps of Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Max Dowman has been tipped for a big future at Arsenal (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Declan Rice<\/a> has described Max Dowman<\/a> as ‘the best 15-year-old in the country’ and urged the ‘unreal’ youngster to continue working hard to give himself the best possible chance of succeeding at Arsenal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Myles Lewis-Skelly<\/a> and Ethan Nwaneri have enjoyed remarkable breakthroughs in recent months, emerging from Arsenal’s Hale End academy to establish themselves as genuine first-team stars in north London. <\/p>\n

The former was rewarded with a place in Thomas Tuchel’s first squad as England manager<\/a> this month and went on to score on debut in the Three Lions’ World Cup qualifying victory over Albania<\/a> last Friday.<\/p>\n

Dowman is yet to make a senior appearance for the Gunners but has been widely tipped to follow in the footsteps of Lewis-Skelly and Nwaneri at the Emirates.<\/p>\n

The England Under-17 attacking midfielder became the youngest ever Premier League 2 player in December and has trained with Mikel Arteta’s first-team squad with increasing frequency in the intervening months.<\/p>\n

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‘I have had so many texts about Max recently,’ Arsenal and England midfielder Rice told BBC Radio 5 Live.<\/p>\n

‘At 15, there is such a long way to go. You can be the best 15-year-old in the country, but it doesn’t necessarily mean you are going to be at 18.<\/p>\n

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The teenager has been capped 12 times by the England Under-17s (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Rice has taken Dowman under his wing at Arsenal (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

‘So, you need to be hungry, keep working and keep pushing. <\/p>\n

‘I speak to Max a lot and he has got such a good family around him. <\/p>\n

‘He is unreal.’<\/p>\n

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