It’s been announced in the Romanian press that Arsenal have signed 16 year old Vlad Dragomir from ACS Poli Timisoara.

Prosport.ro are running a story saying that the young midfielder had been tracked by the Gunners for 18 months and, having liked what we saw, he’s put pen to paper on a deal which will take him to north London.

The deal was signed by the player with Dick Law (pictured above) representing Arsenal. The Under 16 national team captain becomes the first Romanian player to sign for the club (more pics here).

His agent is quoted as saying, “I proposed him to Arsenal a year ago and a half ago, during which they monitored him closely. In my opinion, Vlad is one of the most talented players in Europe at the moment.”

Of course he would say that, but hey. Apparently all the documents are signed and the player will move to London in late June to start his tutelage for the youth/reserve teams.

We don’t know anything about him as a player but as a name ‘Vlad Dragomir’ is pretty damn awesome. We look forward to him impaling the opposition at every opportunity etc etc.

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Thanks to @MickTheGooner for the heads-up.