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Arsenal Confirm Signing Of Nigerian Defender

By on September 24, 2013

Arsenal have confirmed the news we brought you last week, that young defender Semi Ajayi has joined the club on a permanent basis after impressing on a trial.

The 19-year-old centre-back came through the youth ranks at Charlton Atheltic before being released at the end of last season.

After a brief spell with Norwich in pre-season, he was handed a trial by Arsenal in the summer and following two excellent display’s for the Under-21’s the player confirmed on Twitter last week that he had signed a two-year deal at the Emirates.

I’m not sure why it’s taken Arsenal so long to confirm the deal, but they finally officially announced it yesterday on the clubs website.

“Semi Ajayi has joined the Arsenal Academy after impressing as a trialist with the Club.” A statement on Arsenal.com read

Ajayi scored on his debut for the Under-21’s in a 3-0 win over Blackburn before helping them to another clean sheet in a 1-0 win over West Brom, and it seems his impressive form persuaded the club to bring him on board on a permanent basis.

He’s already represented Nigeria at youth level but is still eligible to play for England as he was born in Crayford and is believed to be a boyhood Gooner who’s hero is Tony Adams.

Welcome to Arsenal Semi, hopefully you can become even half the player ‘Mr Arsenal’ was.

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