In fact, this is said to be a done deal with Fabrizio Romano giving this transfer his famous ‘here we go’ treatment.
However, according to Sky Sports’ Dharmesh Sheth, we’re not quite at that stage yet.
Indeed, speaking on Sky Sports News, Sheth has shared a different sort of update about Obi-Martin.
The journalist says that while Manchester United are close to getting this done, other clubs are still interested in Obi-Martin and there are some bigger contract offers on the table.
Chido Obi-Martin still has other clubs interested
Sheth shared what he knows about the young striker.
“This is really interesting this story, 16 years old and an academy product at Arsenal, and he’s now close to agreeing terms with Manchester United,’ Sheth said.
“That’s after he left Arsenal at the end of his contract. Talks continue with Manchester United and there’s a willingness to get this deal done.
“Manchester United and a number of other clubs are interested in this player, if United get this deal over the line it will be a coup, because a number of German clubs in particular who made offers for Obi-Martin, and those offers, we are told, were better than what Manchester United are offering Obi-Martin.”
Chido Obi-Martin with the matchball after scoring a hat trick for Arsenal after the U18 Premier League match between Arsenal U18 and Southampton U1...
What Chibo Obi-Martin’s family want
It is interesting that Sheth says German clubs are still interested in Obi-Martin.
“He’s from Denmark and I’ve heard that his family wanted him to go and play in Germany, they were trying to get him to sign for Bayern Munich because a lot of Scandinavian players go over there to do that,” Kay said.
Manchester United are leading the race to sign the striker, but with big money on the table and his family pushing for a move to Germany, perhaps there could still be a twist in this tale.
As the transfer window has shown us in recent years, no deal is done until a signature is on a contract.
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