Man United set to sign Arsenal wonderkid as Gunners prepare to lose ANOTHER academy star to Red Devils, months after Chido Obi-Martin exit
Man United set to sign Arsenal wonderkid as Gunners prepare to lose ANOTHER academy star to Red Devils, months after Chido Obi-Martin exit
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Manchester United are closing in an agreement to sign Arsenal wonderkid Ayden Heaven. Heaven, 18, is touted as one of the Gunners' brightest academy prospects having risen through the club's youth ranks. However, the central defender is out of contract at the end of the season and Mail Sport reported last week how Arsenal were trying to convince Heaven to sign a new contract amid an enquiry from United.
![[The central defender's deal is up in the summer and the Gunners were desperate to keep him]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/28/11/94591533-14333199-image-m-26_1738063304739.jpg)
Heaven has made just one competitive first-team appearance for the Gunners - a cameo against Preston in the Carabao Cup - but he has regularly been involved in first team training. The left-footed defender, who has also attracted interest from Eintracht Frankfurt, has similarly made the bench for three Premier League games this season.
![[The potential move to United for Heaven comes as a major blow to Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/28/11/94591547-14333199-image-a-27_1738063328287.jpg)
United are set to complete a deal for Heaven, with an agreement in the process of being sealed after he turned down Arsenal's offer of a professional deal following a contract stand-off. The club consider him a first-team signing, sources said. Arsenal wonderkid Ayden Heaven is set to join Man United after turning down a new deal.
![[It also comes months after United signed 17-year-old striker Chido Obi-Martin from Arsenal]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/28/11/94591549-14333199-image-m-29_1738063376975.jpg)
The central defender's deal is up in the summer and the Gunners were desperate to keep him. The potential move to United for Heaven comes as a major blow to Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta. The report adds that the 18-year-old rejected Frankfurt's approach and he is now set to undergo a medical with the Red Devils after a modest fee was agreed given his scholarship terms expire in the summer.
![[Heaven (L) has regularly trained with the first team and is one of the club's brightest prospects]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/28/11/94591541-14333199-image-a-30_1738063395822.jpg)
