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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Sport
Matthew Cooper

Arsenal face impending deadline to tie down teenager as two rivals eye transfer steal

Arsenal are facing a fight to keep record-breaking youngster Ethan Nwaneri at the Emirates, with both Manchester City and Chelsea hoping to poach the youngster.

Nwaneri made history last season when he became the youngest player in Premier League history, with Mikel Arteta handing him his debut at the age of just 15 years and 181 days in a 3-0 win over Brentford in September. The midfielder broke a record held by Liverpool starlet Harvey Elliott, who made his Premier League debut for Fulham back in 2019 when he was 16 years and 30 days old.

However, nine months on from Nwaneri's debut, Arsenal are in danger of losing him with the Gunners having until Friday (June 27) to agree terms on a new scholarship deal. The teenager's schoolboy deal is due to expire at that point and the Evening Standard claim that Arsenal are facing competition from City and Chelsea.

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