This could finally be the season for Arsenal.
Mikel Arteta has been backed in a massive way in the transfer market, and the objective will be to win every competition the team are in.
Undoubtedly, the most exciting signing the Gunners made in the summer was Eberechi Eze, as his creativity and explosiveness could be just what the club needs.
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Moreover, it looks like the North Londoners are brewing another version of the Englishman in a sensational, exciting academy gem.
What Eze will bring to Arsenal
There are a few things Eze will bring to Arsenal this season, and the first is his output.
Crystal Palace's Eberechi Eze poses with the player of the match trophy
Crystal Palace's Eberechi Eze poses with the player of the match trophy
Despite playing for a mid-table side last season, the Greenwich-born game-changer was able to amass an unreal haul of 14 goals and 11 assists in 43 appearances, totalling 3303 minutes.
In other words, he averaged a goal involvement every 1.72 games, or every 132.12 minutes, which should be music to Arteta's ears considering his side's goalscoring problems last season.
Eze in 24/25
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The next thing the 27-year-old brings to the table is his positional versatility.
While he spent most of last season playing as one of the two tens in Oliver Glasner's system, he's also more than comfortable playing out on the left, as we saw on Sunday, and can even play on the right.
Eze career by position pre Arsenal
Not only will this give Arteta more tactical flexibility, but it means Eze will be able to easily interchange with his teammates during games, making life for opposition defenders even harder.
Finally, the Palace legend will bring excitement to the team. =
The FA Cup-winning maestro can take players on, score from long distance, play quick one-twos and do so many other things that get fans on their feet.
In all, Eze looks to be an incredible signing for Arsenal, and in even more good news, Hale End appears to have spawned another version of him.
Arsenal's new homegrown Eze
Arsenal have a proud history of bringing Hale Enders into the first team; just look at Bukayo Saka, Ethan Nwaneri, and Myles Lewis-Skelly.
However, in this instance, we are talking about a youngster who is perhaps the most talked about prospect the club has ever had: Max Dowman.
Yes, despite being just 15 years old, it feels like practically everyone and their dog has been talking about the teenager in recent weeks and months.
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It shouldn't be too much of a surprise, though, as those with a knowledge of youth football have been talking about him for years, with Hale End expert Will Balsam dubbing him the "biggest talent in England" late last year.
With that said, then, what makes him like a young Eze?
For starters, he has already demonstrated a brilliant ability to play in multiple positions, ranging from out on the wing to attacking midfield and even slightly deeper in central midfield.
On top of that, the Chelmsford-born gem is an output machine.
Dowman's U18s record
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In just 25 appearances for the U18s, totalling 2104 minutes, he scored 20 goals and provided ten assists.
In other words, the superstar in the making averaged 1.2 goal involvements every game, or every 70.13 minutes while playing in an age group well beyond his - and he wasn't even playing up top.
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Finally, as fans who've watched him this season and in pre-season will tell you, he has the same 'entertainer gene' as the former Palace man.
For example, instead of making a safe pass backwards when on the edge of the opposition's penalty area, he tends to prefer taking the defender on directly.
It was this that won him a penalty against Newcastle United in Singapore and then at home to Leeds United in the Premier League.
Ultimately, Eze looks like he's going to be one of Arsenal's most important players over the coming years, but in Dowman, they could have a generational talent on their hands.