
Nigerian duo Kelechi Nwakali and Samuel Chukwueze
are on the verge of being confirmed as Arsenal signings
after posing with manager Arsene Wenger and CEO Ivan
Gazidis.
The teenage stars were also pictured with Gunners legend
Nwankwo Kanu.
Mirror Sport revealed earlier this month that Arsenal had
beaten off competition from Manchester City and Bayern
Munich for the pair from the Diamond Football Academy
in Umuahia, Nigeria.
Arsenal scouted them during last year’s Under-17s World
Cup in Chile when Nwakali, 17, was the star of the
tournament as he was captain and voted Player of the
Tournament. Chukwueze, 16, scored three goals and
three assists.
When asked whether he expects it to be done before
Monday’s deadline, Wenger said: “Yes. The (talks) are
progressing well.”
And now the duo appear to have signed after being
snapped with the Frenchman.
No comments:
Post a Comment