Arsenal are in the race alongside Chelsea and Manchester United to sign Bayern Munich winger Mathys Tel, according to reports in Germany. Chelsea made an approach for Tel earlier this month but the 19-year-old was keen to remain at Bayern.

United recently signed the exciting Chido Obi-Martin from Arsenal and Heaven's arrival will be seen as another coup, but he is viewed as a first-team addition, unlike Obi-Martin, who went straight into the academy set-up and has starred predominantly for the Under-18s this season.

Arsenal defender Ayden Heaven is closing in a move to Manchester United. Heaven is currently on scholarship terms at Arsenal and they are set to expire at the end of this season. The 18-year-old has been offered a professional contract by Arsenal,