Sportblog247.com can exclusively report that Danish-born Nigerian center forward Chido Obi-Martin is poised to leave Arsenal during the ongoing transfer window.

The 2004-born striker is now technically a free agent following the expiration of his schoolboy registration with Arsenal on June 30, 2024.

Obi-Martin made history by becoming the first Arsenal U18 player to score more than 25 goals in a single season, surpassing Folarin Balogun’s club record. With an impressive 32 goals in eighteen appearances in the U18 Premier League during the 2023-2024 season, he has solidified his reputation as one of the most promising teenage talents in the world.

Despite Arsenal offering Obi-Martin two new deals for the upcoming season – a scholarship set to be upgraded to a professional contract upon his seventeenth birthday in November 2024 – the Danish-Nigerian striker has yet to accept the offer. All indications suggest that he has played his last game for the Emirates Stadium outfit.

Obi-Martin is expected to make a final decision regarding his future next week, with a potential departure from Arsenal on the horizon.

The 16-year-old also impressed on the international stage, shining for Denmark at the 2024 European U17 Championship. He scored two goals in five matches and was named in the Team of the Tournament by the UEFA Technical Observer panel.

Per Mertesacker, Arsenal’s academy chief, managed a significant transfer coup by bringing Obi-Martin to Arsenal, overcoming competition from London rivals Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur.