Arsenal have handed a trial to young Argentine
goalkeeper Damian Martinez with a view to a permanent £1.3million
transfer.
The 16-year-old is due to arrive in England later
this week after the Gunners made contact with his club
Independiente and he will spend a week at Arsenal's Colney training
ground with a view to a permanent deal.
Reports in South America are claiming a deal worth £1.3million
has already been agreed for the starlet.
Martinez is first-choice keeper for the Argentine Under-17 squad
and his performances for his country are understood to have
impressed Arsenal's scouts.
Now the player is set to travel to England he admits he can
hardly believe that he is on his way to North London.
"When I was told that I was going to have a trail at Arsenal I
thought that someone was joking," he told Radio Rivadavia.
"In fact, I thought that they were talking about Arsenal de
Sarandi, the team called like that but that plays in
Argentina."