ARSENAL have reportedly held off strong competition to sign Nigerian wonder kids Kelechi Nwakali and Samuel Chukwueze.
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| Arsenal are close to signing Kelechi Nwakali and Samuel Chukwueze |
Manchester City and Bayern Munich were also interested in signing the pair but Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal have won the battle for their signatures.
The Daily Mirror report that the Gunners have agreed a combined fee of £3million deal to sign Nwakali, 17, and Chukwueze, 16, from the Diamond Football Academy in Umuahia, Nigeria.
They starred for Nigeria as they won the Under-17 World Cup in Chile last November.
Nwakali, as captain, was voted player of the tournament and Chukwueze scored three goals and claimed three assists.
Nigeria thrashed the hosts Chile 5-1 and topped their group before destroying their opposition in the knockout stages.
They beat Australia 6-0, then hammered Brazil 3-0, before beating Mexico 4-2 in the semis to set up an all African final with Mali, which they won 2-0.
Nwakali and Chukwueze are both represented by English agents who've been looking to seal them both a move to the Premier League.
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