Arsenal finally ready to complete striker transfer with England U17 star lined up for £1m move to Emirates

ARSENAL are finally ready to sign a No 9 — England youth striker Igor Tyjon.

The Gunners want to strike a deal with Blackburn Rovers for the 17-year-old, who has already made two substitute appearances in the Championship.

Manchester United had been strongly linked to Igor TyjonRex

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Raheem Sterling’s son Thiago also signed for the club this week[/caption]

Emirates chiefs are willing to pay over £1million up front, with additional fees tied to future appearances.

However, Blackburn are expected to demand as much as possible for one of their prized academy assets.

Manchester United showed interest in Tyjon a year ago, but the teenager — who is also eligible to represent Poland — was happy to stay at Ewood Park and fight for a place in the first team.

Arsenal may be harder to resist given their strong track record of promoting young talent.

In other academy news, Raheem Sterling’s eight-year-old son Thiago, has joined Arsenal- just as his father’s loan spell from Chelsea comes to an end.

News of Thiago’s move to the Gunners’ academy was shared by Sterling’s long-term partner Paige Milian, to her 100,000 Instagram followers.

She posted: “The journey doesn’t stop here, let’s go.”

Among the pictures she shared were shots of Thiago holding up an Arsenal shirt alongside his six-year-old brother, Thai.

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One caption read: “Beyond proud of my first-born son Thiago for signing with Arsenal Academy’s U9s.”

Meanwhile, Mikel Arteta’s side ran out of steam in the Premier League title race with Liverpool emerging as champions.

And despite convincingly beating Real Madrid they fell short against eventual winners PSG in the Champions League.

The lack of a true out-and-out striker has been a major topic of discussion among the Arsenal fanbase and the club is expected to make a big-name signing this summer.

They have been strongly linked with RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko and Sporting CP’s Viktor Gyokeres.