Fulham believe they have a top prospect on their hands in former Arsenal fullback Keanu Marsh-Brown.
Marsh-Brown has been at Fulham for four years now, since Chief Youth Scout Adrian McElligott recognised potential that youth coaches at Arsenal failed to spot.
"Arsenal released me because they said I was too small, but then Mac invited me here for a day's trial and Fulham signed me the next day," he told fulhamfc.com. And the Gunners' loss is Fulham's gain now as the youngster is, if anything, taller than the average full-back, especially for a 17-year-old.
Keanu is not the only Marsh-Brown at Fulham either as his younger brother Kyjuon is in the Under-12 squad. "He plays centre-back, centre-mid or right-back, so he's a bit like me," says big brother.
So with a sibling in the ranks too, it's little surprise that Keanu highlights the family atmosphere at Motspur Park as one of the things he likes most about the Club.
"The people here are so nice. It feels like a family, everyone is so close," he says, but any sense of comfort does not get in the way of the obvious ambition of a young player with a potentially big future ahead of him.
"I want to get into the Development Squad and hopefully, from there, push on to the First Team as quickly as possible," he says determinedly.
And his ultimate goal? "To play for the National team at senior level and be a regular in Fulham's First Team as well."