Manchester United are close to completing a deal for another promising Arsenal youngster in Ayden Heaven.
United signed striker Chido Obi-Martin from the Gunners in October and the 17-year-old has already impressed in the club’s FA Youth Cup campaign.
Now the Old Trafford outfit are expecting to successfully conclude negotiations with 18-year-old central defender Heaven, who made his senior debut as a substitute in an EFL Cup win at Preston.
Although Arsenal do not want to lose Heaven, the London-born player knows the path to regular first team exposure is blocked as Mikel Arteta has a number of senior defenders who are all performing well.
In contrast, United are on a path to try and massively improve their recruitment, which has been so poor in recent times.
In addition to Obi-Martin, the club has also tied up a deal for Paraguay Under-20 international Diego Leon.
It is not entirely clear whether Heaven would become part of United’s first-team squad or if he would initially work with the Premier League 2 set-up.
defenders #51 Joshua Nichols and #76 Ayden Heaven during the pre-season club friendly football match between Arsenal FC and Liverpool FC (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)
