Overview
- Arsenal, in reports published Friday, were described as moving to the front of the race for 16-year-old Jeremy Monga, with Chelsea and other top clubs also monitoring the Leicester winger.
- Monga is one of the Premier League’s youngest debutants after playing at 15 years and 271 days, and he now stars for England’s youth teams as a quick, two-footed attacker who can play wide or as a No. 10.
- He has agreed professional terms that activate when he turns 17 in July, yet reporters say that agreement would not stop a transfer if a buyer steps in before or soon after that date.
- Leicester want to keep a player they call a crown jewel, but their slide toward the League One drop zone in the Championship could shape both their stance and the teenager’s pathway choices.
- This pursuit fits Arsenal’s recent drive to recruit elite teenagers from outside their academy, following deals for prospects such as the Quintero twins and Victor Ozhianvuna, while Monga has logged about nine senior starts this season.