Manchester United 'want to finalise deal for 16-year-old Chido Obi-Martin quickly' - after the prodigy who fired TEN past Liverpool's youth team last year declined new Arsenal contract offer

Manchester United are eager to finalise the signing of 16-year-old striker Chido Obi-Martin as quickly as possible.

As reported by Fabrizio Romano, the Denmark Under-17 international is set to make a decision on his future in the next hours or days.

Obi-Martin has visited several clubs in the UK and Germany as he assesses his options.

The prospect is firmly on United's radar as they look to secure deal. 

Arsenal were eager to keep Obi-Martin and made him a contract offer which they believed to be 'fair', but it is expected that he will move elsewhere. 

Obi-Martin is best-known for netting 10 goals in one game for Arsenal against Liverpool at Under-16 level last year. 

The 16-year-old will be eligible to sign a professional contract when he turns 17 in November but he can still sign scholarship terms prior to that.

Obi-Martin scored a remarkable 32 goals in 18 games for Arsenal U18s last season, breaking the record for the most goals by a Gunners player at that level in a single campaign.

In addition, the tall forward also trained with the Arsenal first-team as well as featuring for the Under-21s and in the UEFA Youth League. 

He went on multiple remarkable scoring run for the Gunners' youth outfit in the 2023-24 campaign, netting 10 times in a 14-3 win for the Under-16s against Liverpool, and seven times for the Under-18s in a 9-0 win against Norwich. 

Obi-Martin's startling display in the Norwich thrashing included a 17-minute hat-trick, which came only two weeks after he had scored five in a win against West Ham. 

Obi-Martin watched fellow Arsenal academy player Ethan Nwaneri become the youngest ever Premier League player when he was handed his debut in a win against Brentford at the age of 15 years, five months and 28 days in 2022.

16-year-old Obi-Martin has already featured for the youth sides of both Denmark and England. He is also eligible to represent Nigeria through his father.

Obi-Martin currently plays for Denmark, though it is understood that he can still switch allegiance back to England before he turns 18 if he wishes to.