Arsene Wenger Speaks about Transfer of Nigerian duo Nwakali& Chukwueze to Arsenal

Arsene Wenger, has confirmed that two Nigerian youngsters, Kelechi Nwakali and Samuel Chukwueze, are on course to join Arsenal football club.

Wenger according to ESPN said talks were “progressing well” but that the pair were still waiting for the required paperwork to be sorted out.

“Of course there are work permit issues. There are medical issues because they have to make medicals, but it’s progressing well,” Wenger said at his news conference ahead of Saturday’s FA Cup game against Burnley.

“If we can get it over the line now during this transfer period, we will do it. We identified Nwakali as the player of the tournament basically, and as a top player,” Wenger said.

Nwakali was named the best player at the last FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile and was understandably pursued by a number of top European clubs, including Manchester City and Bayern Munich among others.