Arsenal teenager Nathan Tella has said he is joining Southampton after a decade at the North London club.
Tella, 17, has signed for the club after playing for the under-18s on trial against Leicester earlier this month.
The winger wrote on his Instagram page: "After a great 10 years at Arsenal, sadly I have to move on to a new challenge.
"Thank you everyone who has helped me over the past 10 years to make into the player I am.
“I will miss the boys and hope they all have a great career. However, I am delighted to sign with Southampton and can’t wait to see what the future holds for me at this club.”
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I thought he was released by arsenal. He didn’t leave of his own choice from what i read.
Nothing to worry about though, it’s just another chance for us to show the rest how to develop players.
I’m always baffled that clubs give up on young talent so easily, when any parent could tell them that teenagers are completely unpredictable in everything they do. Very few develop at an even and predictable rate. Thankfully we as a club seem to understand that.
So, i’m expecting us to sell him back to arsenal in 4-6 years for £50-£100m(i haven’t allowed for inflation).
Oh, almost forgot, he helps us get our first visit(but not last) to the champions league knock out stage before he goes, which is nice.