Arsene Wenger lines up Jordi Osei-Tutu for first team action

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has drafted Ghanaian teenager Jordi Osei-Tutu into his squad for the 2016/17 English Premier League season.

The 17-year-old, who can also play in central midfield or on the wing, had earned rave reviews for his performance for the U21 side and the French gaffer has given him his opportunity in the first team squad.

Osei-Tutu will join the Gunners squad for pre-season and hope to impress Wenger to seal a berth in his squad.

Arsenal acquired Osei-Tutu from Reading last season following his glittering performances for the Royals but he is set to explode.

He becomes the fourth Ghanaian youth player to rise through the ranks at Arsenal in recent times after Zak Ansah, Daniel Boateng and Emmanuel Frimpong.

Sadly none of these players was able to rise through the ladder to get regular first team football at the Emirates Stadium.