Former Gunner returns to the club in training | OneFootball

Former Arsenal academy goalkeeper Remy Mitchell was back with the club in training this week, almost three years after his official departure.

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The Arsenal u18s returned to training this week, but one unexpected face among the group was former academy goalkeeper Remy Mitchell.

Mitchell departed for Swansea City in 2022, after coming to the end of his Arsenal contract, but he’s evidently been given permission to train with his old club this summer.

The 21-year-old’s presence shouldn’t be taken as a sign that he’s returning to Arsenal for good, given he’s too old to play competitive fixtures with the u18 side. But he’s there to help out his old team and get a training session or two in for his own fitness.

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Mitchell spent most of the 2024/25 campaign playing for Haringey Borough in the Isthmian League North Division, the eighth tier of English football.

The goalkeeper went on loan to Aylesbury United last November, playing three matches as cover for the suspended Jack Hopwood. But after that spell was up, the youngster returned to Haringey for the remainder of the season.

Mitchell also featured in six-a-side football competition Baller League this year, playing for YouTuber TBJZL’s team alongside another former Arsenal academy player Henri Lansbury.

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Outside of his playing career, Mitchell remains an Arsenal fan, attending both legs of the Gunners’ Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid and cheering his old team on from the stands.