The 18-year-old attacking midfielder has been on the
Gunners' raider since January and the deal has now
been formalized
Arsenal have confirmed the signing of Nigeria
youngster Kelechi Nwakali from the Diamond Football
Academy in Nigeria on a five-year deal.
The 18-year-old attacking midfielder has been linked
with the club since January but was not formalized
until Friday evening.
Nwakali was named the Fifa U17 World Cup player of
the tournament in Chile in 2015 after a resounding
performance with Nigeria and had caught the
attention of the North London club.
Reports also suggested that the deal could not be
finalized earlier due to the international rules on age
but the Gunners having sealed the deal confirmed
that the youngster would go out on loan for the
season.
“Kelechi, who joins us as a young professional, will
look to gain experience with a loan move in the
coming months,” said a statement on the club’s
website.
The deal was initially meant to include his
countryman Samuel Chukwueze but nothing seems to
have been agreed on him
With this, the youngster is confirmed as Arsene
Wenger’s fourth signing of the summer following the
transfer of Granit Xhaka, Asano Takuma and Rob
Holding from Bolton Wanderers.
Nwakali is captain of the Nigeria U20 side that
recently failed to qualify for the 2017 Caf U20 Africa
Cup of Nations against Sudan.
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