Amario Cozier-Duberry's expected departure emphasises the difficulty of making it at Arsenal

For many academy players, making the step up to Arsenal's first team seems almost impossible unless they are truly exceptional talents, such as Ethan Nwaneri.

Cozier-Duberry was not given chances to break into the squad despite being on the bench for the first team several times, driving his decision to leave.

Arsenal's handling of young talents like Nwaneri and Lewis-Skelly is under scrutiny as opportunities for most academy players to progress to the first team are limited.

Read at Jeorge Bird's Arsenal Youth