Arsenal midfielder Alfred Mugabo hopes to earn a pro deal this season.
The 17 year-old has already won caps for Rwanda.
"My target, and every second year scholar's this season, is to secure a professional deal - that's my biggest aim," he told arsenal.com. "I hope to get the opportunity to play in as many under-21 games as possible and show the coaches and staff that I deserve that contract.
"I'm really looking to this season - I've had a little setback with my knee injury, but I should be back before the season starts and I look forward to pushing on and getting back into it all. This will be an important year."
