Ayden Heaven set to follow Chido Obi-Martin in leaving Arsenal for Manchester United

€300k market worth 

Final season, Chido Obi-Martin shot to prominence for his prolific performances in Arsenal’s youth ranks. He caught the eye of the footballing world at simply 15 years of age, when he grew to become a viral sensation after scoring a mind-blowing 10 targets in a single recreation, as Arsenal’s under-16 aspect claimed a scintillating 14-3 victory over Liverpool’s youth aspect final November. Nevertheless, the Gunners had been unable to maintain the younger Dane and signal him up on an expert contract, with Obi-Martin as an alternative leaving to signal for Premier League rivals Manchester United. This January it appears as if historical past is repeating itself.

In accordance with Fabrizio Romano, Arsenal U18 defender Ayden Heaven is about to reject a brand new contract from Arsenal, in addition to presents from Frankfurt and Barcelona, to signal for Man United. His medical is about to be booked this week, with the settlement reportedly being formally sealed. Heaven made his first-team debut with the Gunners from the bench of their 3-0 EFL Cup win at Preston, however has additionally been named among the many Arsenal substitutes in each the Premier League and the Champions League this season.

Supervisor Mikel Arteta praised Heaven after he began and performed 45 minutes in Arsenal’s pre-season win over United on the SoFi Stadium in California on July 28. “Very spectacular. I don’t know what number of gamers are in a position to try this on a stage like this [at his age].” Arteta stated. Heaven made a mistake in that recreation that led to a United objective, however Arteta was impressed together with his response: “He’s misplaced a duel towards [Rasmus Hojlund], one of many strongest and quickest gamers on the earth, it could possibly occur. However the response afterwards, the composure, the standard, the physique language that he had had been all outstanding. I’m actually pleased with him.”

Left-footed and standing at 1.89 metres, Heaven is normally deployed as a centre-half, however has the capabilities to play left-back and even central midfield. In accordance with Transfermarkt knowledge, in his 21 appearances within the Premier League 2 with Arsenal U21s, Heaven has performed 15 video games at centre-back, 4 at left-back and one at left-midfield. The teen obtained his first market worth again in March 2024 of €300k, which stays his value right now.