Arsenal have been warned their former academy star Chido Obi-Martin can change into ‘top-of-the-line players on the planet’ at Premier League rivals Manchester United.
Obi-Martin, 17, spent a few years in Arsenal’s academy before surprisingly deciding to depart last summer.
The teenage sensation had been in talks with Manchester United and joined the Red Devils in September.
Obi-Martin was a prolific goalscorer for Arsenal’s youth teams, featuring for the U21 side on the age of 15.
In a single game for the U16 team, Obi-Martin scored ten goals in a 14-3 victory over Liverpool. He also netted seven goals in a 9-0 win over Norwich City.
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Obi-Martin, who has been in comparison with long-term Premier League transfer goal Victor Osimhen, hit the bottom running at Old Trafford, scoring a hat-trick on his first start for the U18 side.
The teenager was expected to stay with the youth teams for the remaining of the 2024-25 season but was called as much as the senior side by Ruben Amorim earlier this 12 months.
Since then he has made 4 first-team appearances, impressing Amorim and the likes of Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand together with his cameos.
United defender Leny Yoro has also been impressed and believes his teammate can become ‘top-of-the-line strikers on the planet’ in the approaching years.
‘Chido is talented,’ Yoro, who has also been widely tipped to change into a world star at Old Trafford, told ViaPlay.
‘He can change into considered one of the world’s best strikers in my view, if he continues his development.
‘He scores lots of goals and is a superb boy, so I also hope that he’ll change into top-of-the-line.’
Assessing Obi-Martin’s performances for the primary team, Yoro added: ‘He has had his likelihood in a couple of games.
‘In fact I hope that he’ll soon open his goal account in the primary team. That may help the team.’
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Obi-Martin missed Manchester United’s 1-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest on Tuesday night after playing for the U18 side of their FA Youth Cup semi-final against Aston Villa.
Ex-United winger Anthony Elanga scored the one goal of the sport as Forest inflicted a thirteenth defeat of the season on the Red Devils, who remain thirteenth within the Premier League.
‘It is evident we must always have taken something, but we have now to give attention to the goal we conceded,’ Amorim said afterwards.
‘Nottingham are really good on the transition and it was a goal from nothing.
‘Suffering the primary goal in this fashion puts the opponent within the position they wish to be in, defending with lots of men and making the transitions.
‘Through the game we lacked a little bit of quality in the ultimate third which is very important when you’re attempting to win games. We deserved more.’
There was also disappointment for the U18 team and Obi-Martin as they were beaten on penalties by Aston Villa to exit the FA Youth Cup.
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