Arsenal now faces the challenging task of convincing Chido Obi to sign a professional deal with them as Bayern Munich and Manchester United continue to push for his signature.
The teenage goal machine made headlines frequently last season, even scoring as many as ten goals in a single game.
Despite his impressive performance, he did not get a first-team breakthrough, even though Arsenal seemed to lack a clinical striker.
With his contract expiring this summer, Arsenal has been pushing to secure him on a new deal, but he has yet to accept their offer.
The youngster is weighing his options, and several clubs are showing interest in his signature as he continues to develop well.
A report on Football Insider claims Manchester United and Bayern Munich have tabled substantial bids for him.
Both clubs are confident he has decided against staying at Arsenal and are eager to convince him to join them.
Arsenal now finds themselves powerless to prevent him from moving to another club, having initially been confident he would stay.
They believed their offer was more than sufficient, but the youngster appears to have his heart set elsewhere.
Just Arsenal Opinion
We did our best to keep Chido Obi, but his heart has been somewhere else for some time now.
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Shame to see him go because he looks a good prospect. However, presumably Arsenal have weighed up all the options and made him their best offer so it’s down to the youngster.
If either Utd or Bayern Munich can offer what he wants, then he’d be a fool not to take it.
He can’t sign a professional contract in England till he’s 17, which he won’t be till the end of November this year.
So what next to this younger kids?
“We side our best to keep Cindo” but how best is best done to keep him with us? Not enough of our best is done to keep him? I can think so.
I am offering my advice to Arteta, Edu and the Arsenal Board, to do their utmost very best that they can do to keep Cindo and tie him down to a new very suitable contract that is suitable to both parties. Andsince Cindo is a youth gem player who may potentially developed in the near future to become a senior team player gem. Arsenal SHOULD therefore never never to leave them.
Thought he already joined man United!⁹
He already signed, he’s a Man U player now. Good luck to him