Brentford have signed Joshua Dasilva on a four-year deal after the 19-year-old chose to leave his boyhood club over the summer, rejecting the chance of a new deal at the Emirates.

He was in their academy since the age of eight, turning professional before the start of last season and featured heavily in the U23s Premier League 2 campaign last year.

Dasilva spent most of his time in the Arsenal academy playing as a striker buy has been used on the wing in recent seasons.

And he has seen first team action at Arsenal, including in the Europa League.

But is he any good? football.london Arsenal correspondent, Charles Watts, gives us the lowdown on the latest recruit in TW8.

What is his back story?

Dasilva has been with Arsenal since he was eight years old.

He graduated through the Hale End academy before progressing through the youth sides, making his breakthrough with the Under-21s towards the end of the 2015/16 season.

What sort of player is he?

A highly technical player, Dasilva loves to run with the ball at his feet.

He has excellent technique and is often the creative spark in the side. He has impressive close control and is well known for his keen eye for a pass.

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Where does he play?

Dasilva spent most of his time in the Arsenal academy playing as a striker.

But last season he was converted into a midfielder and was used in a number of positions, including on either flank and in the No.10 role.

Then this season he was brought off the bench by Arsene Wenger against Doncaster in the League Cup and played as part of the back three

What did Thierry Henry have to do with that?

A lot - Dasilva says Henry played a major role in his transformation from a striker into a midfielder.

Henry was the Arsenal Under-18s coach at the time and worked closely with the youngster.

(Image: David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

“I’m thankful that Thierry Henry spent a lot of time working with me," said Dasilva.

“He explained I had to concentrate on getting the basics right, like tackling, passing and positioning and then my natural style will come out.”

Has he ever played in the first-team before?

Yes, he made his senior debut coming off the bench against Doncaster in the League Cup earlier this season.

Dasilva was introduced at half-time of the third round tie, replacing the injured Calum Chambers in defence.

What's been said about the move?

Dean Smith said: "Josh is a player who fits Brentford really well. He has huge potential, is an excellent footballer with a great personality and wants to continue his development by working hard every day.

"We liked what we saw and feel that we can help Josh to develop and in turn he will help our squad improve.”

Meanwhile, Phil Giles, Brentford FC Co-Director of Football, added: "Josh elected not to sign the new contract offered to him by Arsenal, which shows he is understands the importance of starting to play regular First Team football.

"It is great that Brentford now has a reputation for being able to offer that to the best young players and that they are keen to join us.

"It also helps that we play football in a way that Josh will be used to from his upbringing at Arsenal. We look forward to watching him develop over the coming seasons."

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