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Arsenal duo among top 10 most-valued teenagers in the world, ahead of Madrid star in list

CIES Football Observatory has ranked Arsenal duo Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly among the top ten most-valued teenagers in the world.

The Arsenal academy graduates have been key members of manager Mikel Arteta’s first-team since making their debuts for the Gunners.

19-year-old left-back Lewis-Skelly has featured in 12 games across all competitions for the Emirates Stadium club this term after playing 39 times last season, and he has been valued at £75 million (€84.8m).

Nwaneri is ahead of the Arsenal defender in the rankings as he is valued at £77m (€88.1m).

Only five teenagers are placed ahead of the 18-year-old, but the Gunners duo are more valued than Real Madrid attacker Endrick.

The 19-year-old Brazilian is currently worth £64m (€73.2m) and is ninth on the list.

Barcelona whiz kid Lamine Yamal tops the list and is valued at £308m (€350m), while Chelsea teenage sensation Willian Estevao is behind him and valued at £104m (€118m).

Arsenal have 15-year-old attacker Max Dowman and 17-year-old striker Andre Harriman-Annous emerging within their ranks, and they could both see their values skyrocket in the coming months.

They were involved in action against Slavia Prague in the Champions League on Tuesday, coming off the bench alongside Lewis-Skelly, while Nwaneri started the game before he was withdrawn after 65 minutes.

Arteta involving four recent Hale End graduates in such a game speaks volumes, and the youngsters in the academy ranks will be inspired and look to follow in their footsteps.

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