Arsenal have made an offer and are leading the race to sign Chelsea youngster Ryan McAidoo, according with their proposal said to be the ‘best’.

Fabrizio Romano reports that Arsenal have made a proposal and are leading the race to sign Ryan McAidoo, who is expected to leave Chelsea this summer.

Romano writes that the best project proposal so far has come from Arsenal, though there’s no suggestion from the journalist that it’s a done deal just yet.

He said, “Arsenal made proposal and they are currently leading the race to sign Ryan McAidoo, 2008 born talented forward. He’s expected to leave Chelsea this summer; best project proposal so far came from Arsenal.”

Despite his age, just 15 years old, McAidoo has already represented England at u17 level, playing in u17 Euro qualifiers in March of this year.

Funnily enough, in both of his appearances for the team, McAidoo replaced Arsenal’s Ethan Nwaneri as a substitute.

McAidoo also played multiple times for the Chelsea u18s in 2023/24, including a couple of u18 Premier League starts in March.

The young forward is clearly highly rated by club and country, enough to earn him opportunities above his age group. But it seems he sees a better opportunity for himself now at Arsenal.

The Athletic’s David Ornstein reported last month that there will be a focus on the youth academy for Arsenal this summer, and it seems this could be the first example of such a move.