Teenage striker set to leave EPL club after Arsenal offer top offer – report

Arsenal have tabled a proposal and are currently leading the race to sign teenage Chelsea striker Ryan McAidoo, according to Fabrizio Romano.

The 15-year-old is set to leave the Blues this summer and Arsenal have submitted the best project proposal he has received so far.

Losing the England youth international will be a big blow for Chelsea, but it appears the Gunners are almost ready to land him as they continue to improve their academy squads at Hale End.

Arsenal could lose Danish international striker Chido Obi-Martin this summer with Bayern Munich looking to lure the 16-year-old to Germany, and it appears the north Londoners will get McAidoo as a replacement.

The Secret Scout – a leading source of youth football and transfer news – claimed yesterday that an unprecedented number of parents of players under the age of 14 have decided to deregister and remove their son from the big clubs , with around 20 players likely to change clubs this summer. .

Mcaidoo is among those expected to leave after making Trent Alexander-Arnold’s brother his agent, with Liverpool and Manchester City reportedly keen.

However, it appears Arsenal have made use of them both for his services and he could now establish a link with their academy.

Mcaidoo scored a superb goal against Man City’s Under-17s in March and was in great form for club and country in 2023-24.

The Athletic journalist David Ornstein revealed in March that Arsenal were preparing to spend huge sums on young players this summer for the first time in a long time, and the young Chelsea star could be the first of many to arrive in the coming weeks.

Post-Brexit rules have ensured that Premier League clubs cannot sign players under the age of 18 from other European countries, which has seen the Gunners and other English clubs focus on the domestic market British, and they are ready to start aggressively attacking the youth market.