"Player retention is as important to any club's transfer strategy as who they bring in from elsewhere during the transfer market. So Arsenal will be absolutely made up that they have been able to formally secure the services of one of their best long-term prospects to come along in years. The Gunners academy has a proud tradition of providing players for the first team, including Bukayo Saka, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Jack Wilshere, Ashley Cole, and Cesc Fabregas (well, kind of)."
"Dowman has been playing for the under-21s since he was 14, and was called up to start training with the senior squad shortly thereafter. Having turned 16 on New Year's Eve, Dowman has now put pen to paper on a pre-contract agreement that commits him to a professional contract on his 17th birthday at the end of the year. The attack-minded playmaker captured the imagination with some eye-catching displays in pre-season last summer and appeared sporadically for Mikel Arteta's side."
Arsenal have formally secured Max Dowman on a pre-contract that will convert to a professional deal when he turns 17. Dowman has progressed rapidly through the club's academy, playing for the under-21s from age 14 and training with the senior squad soon after. He produced eye-catching displays in pre-season and made sporadic senior appearances as a 15-year-old. Dowman set a club record as Arsenal's youngest-ever starter in the League Cup and became the youngest-ever player in the Champions League when he appeared against Slavia Prague. He ranks as the second-youngest Premier League player behind Ethan Nwaneri.
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