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Goalkeeper Tommy Setford joins Arsenal's academy

18-year-old goalkeeper Tommy Setford has joined us in a permanent transfer from Ajax Amsterdam.

The England youth international, who was born in the Netherlands, has developed through Ajax’s academy, representing the Jong Ajax development sides in recent seasons.

Academy Manager, Per Mertesacker said: “We welcome Tommy to Arsenal. He is a young goalkeeper with big potential and we look forward to supporting his development in the coming years.

"The first step on Tommy’s development pathway with us will be to integrate into our under-21s academy group and train regularly with our first team goalkeeping group.”

Speaking after his deal was confirmed, Tommy said: “I want to thank Arsenal for this opportunity.