Arsenal hand new deals to academy trio Eddie Nketiah, Matt Macey and Ben Sheaf after each make their first start for senior side this season
- Arsenal have given contract extensions to three of their breakthrough stars
- Eddie Nketiah, Matt Macey and Ben Sheaf have all made their debut this season
- Nketiah hit the headlines with two goals against Norwich in the Carabao Cup
- Macey and Sheaf have both played in the Europa League under Arsene Wenger
Eddie Nketiah, the Arsenal striker that shot to prominence with his double against Norwich City in the Carabao Cup earlier this season, has been handed a contract extension along with two of his team-mates.
Goalkeeper Matt Macey and midfielder Ben Sheaf have also signed improved terms after all three made their mark on Arsene Wenger's first-team.
Nketiah has made four first-team appearances so far this season, appearing off the bench in three of their four Europa League games, as well as his telling contribution in the cup.
Eddie Nketiah (centre) and Ben Sheaf (far right) pose with Arsenal team-mates on Wednesday
Nketiah burst on to the scene when he came off the bench to score twice against Norwich
Delighted to have signed a new long term deal with @Arsenal , looking forward to pushing on and continuing my development at this great club. Thanks to my family and friends for all the support, God is good!���� pic.twitter.com/CnFrKaHynV
— Eddie Nketiah (@EddieNketiah9) December 6, 2017
The 18-year-old striker took to Twitter after signing his new deal, the length of which has not been specified by the club, and wrote: 'Delighted to have signed a new long term deal with Arsenal, looking forward to pushing on and continuing my development at this great club.
'Thanks to my family and friends for all the support, God is good!'
Goalkeeper Matt Macey also started the victory over Norwich City, while keeping a cleansheet in his Europa League bow against Red Star Belgrade.
Sheaf made his bow in the same match and was pictured, along with Nketiah, with Arsenal team-mates on Wednesday as they prepare for their final Europa League group stage match against BATE Borisov at the Emirates.
Arsenal have already qualified as group winners from Group H and it's likely Wenger will be willing to give some of his younger stars the chance to impress at The Emirates on Thursday.
Ben Sheaf made his senior bow in the Europa League, away against Red Star Belgrade
Matt Macey has appeared in both the Europa League and the Carabao Cup so far this season
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