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PICS: Ireland U17 international Marcus Agyei-Tabi spotted training with Arsenal first team

Published 14:37 30 Sept 2015 BST

Updated 14:38 30 Sept 2015 BST

Darragh Murphy
PICS: Ireland U17 international Marcus Agyei-Tabi spotted training with Arsenal first team

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Could this be Ireland's next star?

Very few among you will have heard of Marcus Agyei-Tabi but it may be time to sit up and take notice as Arsene Wenger has begun ingratiating the 16-year-old into his first team plans. [caption id="attachment_42106" align="alignnone" width="800"]Picture via Arsenal.com Picture via Arsenal.com[/caption] Agyei-Tabi has family in Portlaoise, Cork and Limerick and has appeared for Ireland's U17s on three occasions. [caption id="attachment_42107" align="alignnone" width="800"]Picture via Arsenal.com Picture via Arsenal.com[/caption] The young midfielder was pictured training with Arsenal's regular first team starters such as Theo Walcott, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Aaron Ramsey this week which would suggest that Wenger has made the decision to up his involvement with an eye to Premier League playing time in the future. [caption id="attachment_42108" align="alignnone" width="406"]Picture via Arsenal.com Picture via Arsenal.com[/caption] Get the man a senior cap then!

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