Arsenal are signing a very talented young goalkeeper, according to the stopper’s father.

The Gunners have beaten Liverpool to the transfer of Phoenix Blayney, who has been on trial at the club.

“Everything has been agreed with Arsenal, he just needs to sign the con­tract,” his dad Alan Blayney told the Belfast Telegraph.

“When he’s 17, he will sign a pro­fes­sional con­tract. It’s done and dus­ted and a pre-con­tract will be signed when the time is right.

“Phoenix enjoyed being at Arsenal, he felt a con­nec­tion there and really likes the coaches. One of his good friends Daniel Mccar­ron has joined the club and that’s prob­ably one of the reas­ons too. Him and Daniel play in the same North­ern Ire­land team.”