Chido Obi-Martin has reportedly agreed to join Manchester United following his departure from Arsenal.<\/p>\n
Obi-Martin is one of the most highly-rated youngsters in world football and he emerged as a United target after it was revealed that he would be leaving Arsenal.
\nAccording to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, United has now agreed to sign the 16-year-old Obi-Martin.<\/p>\n
Romano wrote on X: \u201cChido Obi Martin to Man United, here we go! Talented striker leaves Arsenal and he\u2019s just accepted Man Utd proposal.
\n\u201cPathway key for Chido who\u2019s turned down higher bids from Germany to sign for Man United.
\n\u201cProject convinced 2007 born top talent to accept #MUFC.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the 2023-24 campaign, Obi-Martin scored more goals than any other Arsenal player at U18 age level in a single season, beating Folarin Balogun\u2019s record despite being a full year younger than his American counterpart.<\/p>\n
In total, Obi-Martin bagged 32 goals in just 18 league games for Arsenal\u2019s U18s in 2023-24, with 28 of those coming in the final nine games of the season.
\nHe is expected to join United\u2019s academy side, although he will have ambitions of becoming a first-team regular in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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