Manchester United waiting on ratification to complete deal for prolific youth striker

There is excitement about the signing of prolific youth striker Chido Obi-Martin from Arsenal and the youngster’s move is being considered a significant coup by those who pay close attention to youth football in England.

That means it’s a major blow for Arsenal to be losing such a talented star from their academy. Like United, they hope to develop players for the first team, but Obi-Martin felt the grass would be greener elsewhere during the summer when he decided to turn down advances from the Gunners.

Obi-Martin feels his career progression would be better at United and turned down offers from Germany, as per Sky Sports.

An agreement with United was struck in July but a deal has yet to be confirmed. That means Obi-Martin hasn’t been able to train with the club or feature in any youth games since the beginning of the season.

A new report from the Manchester Evening News claims a source said United are still waiting on ratification for Obi-Martin.

You would think that with the deal agreed in July, Obi-Martin will be confirmed sooner rather than later.

The Denmark youth international famously scored 10 goals in a single game for Arsenal U16s vs Liverpool in November.

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