Manchester United have agreed a deal to signal proficient teenager Chido Obi Martin based on Fabrizio Romano after the teenager determined to depart Arsenal.
After a quiet begin to the window United have accomplished offers for striker Joshua Zirkzee and defender Leny Yoro, though the Frenchman picked up an damage within the current defeat to Arsenal in pre-season.
The Purple Devils are additionally believed to be in talks with Paris Saint Germain over Manuel Ugarte while they’ve agreed private phrases with Morocco worldwide Noussair Mazraoui, however can’t proceed with a transfer till Aaron Wan-Bissaka has been offered.
Chido Martin chooses United
While United are clearly seeking to enhance the primary crew it hasn’t stopped them at taking a look at signings for the longer term, and so they had been certainly one of quite a lot of golf equipment occupied with signing Chido Martin.
Nevertheless, Romano has supplied a serious replace on the state of affairs and has reported that the 16-year-old has now determined to affix United after leaving Arsenal.
He took to X.com and stated:
“EXCLUSIVE: Chido Obi Martin to Man United, right here we go! Proficient striker leaves Arsenal and he’s simply accepted Man Utd proposal.
“Pathway key for Chido who’s turned down greater bids from Germany to signal for Man United.
“Undertaking satisfied 2007 born high expertise to simply accept #MUFC.”
?? EXCLUSIVE: Chido Obi Martin to Man United, right here we go! Proficient striker leaves Arsenal and he’s simply accepted Man Utd proposal.
Pathway key for Chido who’s turned down greater bids from Germany to signal for Man United.
Undertaking satisfied 2007 born high expertise to simply accept #MUFC. pic.twitter.com/oFv1xM32UU
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 30, 2024
The proficient striker has been tearing it up within the under-18 Premier League and scored 5 hat-tricks within the closing 9 video games of final season.
The Gunners wished to maintain maintain of {the teenager} and supplied him new faculty boy phrases as they couldn’t supply him an expert deal resulting from his age.
It definitely appears that Obi Martin is a proficient goalscorer and solely time will inform if he develops into the participant many suppose he’s able to changing into, however United do have a wealthy historical past of bringing gamers by the academy and into the primary crew with Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo current examples of that.
It stays to be seen how the teenager will get on, however it will appear unlikely he’ll seem for the primary crew over the following couple of seasons.
