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Arsenal Poised to Announce Signing of Barcelona Wonderkid as Unai Emery Looks to the Future

Arsenal are believed to be on the verge of announcing the signing of Barcelona prodigy Joel Lopez, with the 16-year-old left-back thought to have already signed a youth contract with a professional deal set to be signed next March.

According to the Evening Standard, the tenacious youngster briefly changed his Instagram account bio to include a reference to his move to the north London side, but hastily removed the updated information - presumably after being advised to hang fire until the deal has been officially announced by the Gunners.

The teenage talent will follow in the footsteps of the likes of Cesc Fàbregas and Hector Béllerín, who both joined the Gunners at a young age before going on to star for the club.