Arsenal starlet Brooke Norton-Cuffy joins Rotherham on loan transfer after penning new contract at the Emirates
ARSENAL have allowed teenage right-back Brooke Norton-Cuffy to continue his development at Championship side Rotherham.
After a stunning loan spell at Crawley last season, the 18-year-old has now been shipped off again with Mikel Arteta keen for him to play regular football.
He only joined the League One side for the second half of the last campaign, but he impressed having scored once from 17 matches.
The teenager also showed his class at the European Under-19 Championship earlier this summer where he helped the Young Lions beat Israel in the final.
Norton-Cuffy is highly-rated at the Emirates, with the Gunners tying him down to a long-term contract earlier this month.
But Arsenal have announced he will be spending this term at the New York Stadium.
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A club statement read: "Brooke Norton-Cuffy has joined Championship side Rotherham United on a season-long loan.
"We wish Brooke all the best for his loan spell at Rotherham United and look forward to seeing his continued development."
Norton-Cuffy is the third player to swap Arsenal for Rotherham since last summer after the Millers signed left-back Tolaji Bola on a permanent deal.
They also brought in full-back Jordi Osei-Tutu on loan in January where he helped Rotherham finish second in League One, while also scoring in the 4-2 EFL Trophy final victory against Sutton.
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Rotherham boss Paul Warne has expressed his delight at securing the services of Norton-Cuffy.
He told the : "I'm really pleased. I spoke to Arsenal quite a bit. Brooke has a successful summer with England and did really well at Lincoln last season.
“He played against us and was a real handful. He wants to go past people, he wants to play on the front foot.
"He's a really good kid. I know that other clubs were hovering around him. We couldn't just rely on Wes and Pelts to fill a hole.
“We want every position to be competitive. He's only 18. I don't want people to think, 'Oh he's from Arsenal, he's going to have everything on lockdown.'
“No 18-year-old has everything sorted. We'll try to help his game and hopefully he'll help the team.
“We've had a few Arsenal players. We have a good relationship with that club. Hopefully Brooke can play a massive part.”