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Transfer: Manchester United Sign Defender From Arsenal
- Manchester United sign 18-year-old defender Ayden Heaven from Arsenal on a four-and-a-half-year deal.
- The England U-19 international joins the first-team squad immediately to continue his development.
- Heaven becomes the second young Arsenal player to move to United this season after Chido Obi-Martin.
Manchester United have secured the signing of England Under-19 defender Ayden Heaven from Arsenal on a four-and-a-half-year deal.
The 18-year-old, who arrives for an undisclosed compensation fee, will immediately integrate into Erik ten Hag’s first-team squad at Old Trafford.
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Heaven, who joined Arsenal’s academy in 2019 at the age of 13, made his senior debut as a substitute in the Gunners’ EFL Cup victory over Preston in October.
Expressing his excitement, Heaven said: “I am incredibly proud to join Manchester United. I’m grateful to everyone who helped make this dream a reality. There is so much that I want to achieve in the game, and I’ll be giving everything to continue my development and become the best player I can be.”
United’s technical director, Jason Wilcox, praised the young defender’s potential: “We are delighted that Ayden has joined Manchester United. He is already an extremely talented defender who is ready to join our first-team squad in order to maximise his development. This club has a phenomenal track record of supporting young players, and we believe that Ayden is in the perfect place to reach his excellent potential.”
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Heaven becomes the second promising youngster to swap Arsenal for United this season, following 17-year-old striker Chido Obi-Martin’s move in October.
In other transfer news, Lecce left-back Patrick Dorgu is set to undergo a medical in Manchester on Saturday. The Denmark international, who was an unused substitute in Lecce’s Serie A win over Parma on Friday, is expected to join for a fee of under £30m, including add-ons.
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