Chelsea, Liverpool, and Manchester United are reportedly interested in signing 18-year-old Arsenal defensive sensation Ayden Heaven.
According to a report by Graeme Bailey on TBR Football, Ayden Heaven has left Arsenal in a spot of bother. The teenage defensive sensation has recently rejected Arsenal’s contract offer, with the situation capturing the attention of Premier League bigwigs like Chelsea, Liverpool, and Manchester United.
Who is Ayden Heaven?
Ayden Heaven is the latest highly-rated prospect to rise in prominence. The last few years have witnessed the advent of promising prodigies like Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly, with the Englishman also seeing his stock soar amid his exploits for the North London club’s age-group sides.
A native of London, Heaven began his youth career with Edmonton United and spent some time with West Ham United before joining Arsenal. However, the 18-year-old faces an uncertain future at the North London club after entering the final seven months of his contract. The situation has piqued the attention of several Premier League bigwigs, including Chelsea, Liverpool, and Manchester United.
High in demand
Chelsea, Liverpool, and Manchester United constantly scour the market for the most promising young prospects. Chelsea’s youth recruitment has considerably increased since BlueCo took over the West London club from Roman Abramovich two years ago. Since then, several promising prodigies have arrived at Stamford Bridge.
As for Manchester United, the Red Devils have a solid track record of nurturing promising prospects and turning them into first-team stars. Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo are the latest benefactors of that outlook, with the duo becoming regulars for Manchester United in the last few seasons.
As for Liverpool, Heaven can be the long-term successor to Virgil van Dijk. Considering his age profile, the Arsenal defensive sensation can learn the ropes from the veteran Dutch defender before taking over from him in a few years. So, the Arsenal wonderkid is a viable target for Liverpool.
With Heaven entering the final seven months of his contract, Chelsea, Liverpool, and Manchester United will fancy their prospects of securing his services. It will be interesting to see if the 18-year-old English whizkid leaves Arsenal next year and joins another Premier League bigwig.
