Arsenal are on the verge of tying up a record-smashing transfer for an adolescent to hitch their squad.
The Gunners flew out to Singapore on the weekend for a preseason tour that has included a number of faces from the membership’s Hale Finish academy, together with first-teamers Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri, together with under-16s, Max Dowman and Marli Salmon.
With supervisor Mikel Arteta exhibiting a willingness to include youth in his squad, Arsenal need to add depth to their ranks within the type of gifted wonderkids, together with ceiling-raisers within the first workforce.
Arsenal negotiations for wonderkid midfielder confirmed as being ‘down the road’
London Colney has been busy in current weeks welcoming recent faces, with new sporting director Andrea Berta tying up offers for the likes of Martin Zubimendi, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Christian Norgaard and Noni Madueke.
However together with first-team additions, journalist and Arsenal journalist James McNicholas has confirmed a price range allocation this summer season for head of the membership’s academy, Per Mertesacker, with 17-year-old Salford Metropolis ahead Will Wright becoming a member of imminently, as per The Athletic.
Shamrock Rovers midfielder Victor Ozhianvuna seems like changing into the following to hitch, with the membership’s supervisor, Stephen Bradley, confirming a report from the Irish Unbiased stating that Arsenal are in superior talks for the teenager.
Arsenal need to pay €1.9 million for the expertise, which might change into a nationwide file within the Republic of Eire, breaking what North London rivals Tottenham paid for Mason Melia
Whereas Bradley didn’t identify Arsenal, he claimed that talks have been “down the road” for Ozhianvuna.
FourFourTwo understands that the Gunners need to revamp their youth construction, with a number of thrilling teenage skills failing to make the grade on the Emirates Stadium lately.
Previously 12 months, Arsenal have misplaced the likes of Chido Obi and Ayden Heaven to Manchester United, whereas skills Charlie Patino and Michał Rosiak have each left the membership with out vital charges garnered for his or her exits.
Transfermarkt values Ozhianvuna at €75k.
