Arsenal youngster Jayden Adetiba has joined Ipswich Town, with the Gunners seemingly not offering a scholarship contract to the 15-year-old.
Arsenal academy 15-year-old Jayden Adetiba has spent time out on trial with various clubs recently, including Bournemouth, Brentford, and Ipswich Town.
Adetiba was at the right age to sign a scholarship contract with Arsenal this summer, but it seems he wasn’t offered that opportunity, and he’ll move elsewhere to do so.
The player’s father has now confirmed on social media that his son has joined Ipswich.
The teenager had been at Arsenal since 2018, when he signed for the club at nine years old. At the time, he told the media he’d “always been an Arsenal fan” and that he would “work hard every day to make the first team”.
Adetiba worked his way up through the ranks, scoring for the Arsenal u18s in a pre-season game against Paderborn last summer. He then made his competitive debut in the u18 Premier League Cup, playing in a 5-3 win over Liverpool in August.
But that turned out to be his only competitive showing for the Arsenal u18s, and he’s spent much of this season either playing for the u16s or looking for his next club.
The exception was in November, when Adetiba played his first international minutes with the UAE u16s, scoring against Mexico.
Adetiba is now set to continue his development with Ipswich Town, and we wish him all the best with that next step.