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Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal have won the race to sign Nigerian wonderkids Kelechi Nwakali and Samuel Chukwueze.

Arsenal have agreed a combined £3m fee with the Diamond Football Academy in Umuahia, Nigeria, and are expected to complete the deal this month.

They have beaten off competition from Manchester City and Bayern Munich to get the pair who won the Under-17 World Cup in Chile in November.

The players have been represented by English agents, Stellar, as they have looked to move to the Premier League. They are due to arrive to complete the deals and will sign professional contracts at 18.

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Nwakali, 17, was the star of the tournament as he was captain and voted Player of the Tournament. Chukwueze, 16, scored three goals and three assists.

It is a major boost for Arsenal as they look to bolster their youth set-up which has struggled in recent times under academy boss Andries Jonker.

Arsenal are still in for Leicester’s Ben Chilwell who has been offered a new deal to fend off interest from the Emirates and also Liverpool.

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