Borussia Dortmund has expressed interest in Chido Obi Martin, the Arsenal teenager currently developing in the club’s U18 setup. The Danish youngster has garnered attention for his impressive performances in Arsenal’s youth teams, earning him recognition as one of the top prospects in the country.
While Obi-Martin is highly rated at the Emirates and is expected to eventually make the breakthrough into the Arsenal first team, he currently cannot sign a professional contract until he turns 17. This situation poses a potential challenge for Arsenal, and Sport1 reports that Borussia Dortmund is looking to capitalise on this by attempting to sign him.
Borussia Dortmund, with a reputation for developing young talents, may present an enticing option for Obi-Martin, especially since they are not bound by the Premier League’s restrictions on signing professional contracts for players under 17. Arsenal may face a challenge in retaining the young talent if Borussia Dortmund’s interest materialises.
Just Arsenal Opinion
Obi-Martin has been named a generational talent for his fine performances in our youth team and we have to fight to keep him.
BVB are a very attractive club for any teenager to join and further their development, and he could be tempted to make the move.
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Arsenal will only be stupid to let him go. Arsenal must make life better for thei youngsters to stay
To me, i do not think thats an issue.
This can happen with any lad turning seventeen, we just have to make sure he is settled, enjoys the training h environment and is offered a clear path to first team football. The presence of Saka and others in the first team squad helps as does the sensible arrangement of loans and opportunities to train with the first team squad .
If he thinks he can find better elsewhere then we have to accept it. We will poach plenty of other teams youngsters. No point worrying. It is just the way it is.
Nabilo,how many of other teams’ youngster have u poached for the last two or three years?
In the current u21 squad there is Lino Sousa who was at West Brom, Mika Biereth was at Fulham, Salah-Eddine Oulad M’Hand was at Feyenoord, Omar Rekik from Hertha Berlin.
Karl Hein is in the senior squad
Not sure how these will play out but it is a long Arsenal tradition, from Anelka onwards we were famed for nabbing French teenagers then started nicking them from Barcelona too! They were livid when we got Fabregas.
Loads of players in the English league now move at around the age of seventeen when first professional contracts are offered. It is a pain for clubs who have developed them but they do not own these lads and it is probably healthy for the game as a whole as youngsters get to clubs who will give them a path to the first team.
Very well explained Nabilo.For someone who has never seen Link Sousa, just how good is he and is he ready to step up to the demands of the EPL ?
I do not watch u21 games, just keep up with them mainly from Jeorge Bird’s site.
Sousa is part of the group of youngsters who train with the first team and sometimes get places on the bench. I know they are rarely used on the pitch but that is probably the best indicator of which young players Arteta rates
Chido Obi Martin has not made the bench but has featured in first team training. He also played u21 football at fifteen.
If Arsenal cannot compete for young up and coming players it has developed, it is a concern. Why wouldn’t these players see a future at Arsenal, unless the pathway has not appear too hard, with better opportunities elsewhere?
I wish Arsenal would have the good sense to know when the have great players. The current coach tends to think good players are manufactured elsewhere, never at Arsenal. Even so, he still goes out to buy rejects. Why is it that, with Arsenal desperately needing a striker, he hasn’t called up Chido-Martin to the first team like he did with Nwaneri, who is the same age?