Overview
- Transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano reported on July 12 that Thompson has agreed to join Newcastle United after choosing the club from five separate proposals.
- The 16-year-old is leaving Arsenal as a free agent after his Arsenal schoolboy contract expired at the end of June and did not sign the expected scholarship terms.
- The player’s father said Thompson’s desire to play regularly as a right winger helped steer him to Newcastle rather than remaining at Arsenal or joining other suitors.
- Thompson is a left‑footed England U17 international known for explosive pace, technical skill and the ability to play both wide and centrally, and he will sign a scholarship before turning professional at 17.
- No formal club announcement had been made at the time of reporting so the move remains pending official confirmation and publication of contract and registration details.