OFFICIAL: Arthur Okonkwo signs a long-term deal with Arsenal

Arthur Okonkwo receives a promotion to the first-team squad.

Teenage goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo has signed a long-term contract with the Gunners.

He has risen through the youth academy and played seven times in the Premier League 2 last term for the U-23s.

He will be wearing the number 33 for the coming season.

Mikel Arteta said: “We welcome Arthur to the first-team squad. We are so happy another academy player has come through our system at the club.

“Together with Arthur’s huge talent and hard work, we thank our colleagues at the academy for developing Arthur in recent years to get to this stage, they are doing great work with the players’ development here and should be really proud.

“Arthur was working and travelling a lot with the first team last season and we have all seen his quality at first hand. He is a strong young goalkeeper with great potential and we’re so pleased he has signed a new deal. He has absolutely earned his place in the first-team squad.

“Arthur will now join us every single day in training, where we look forward to watching him continue to develop and improve his goalkeeping. I know all our fans will join me in congratulating Arthur on this positive step in his career.”

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