Arsenal exposed over Chido Obi-Martin transfer risk due to contract loophole

Arsenal's striking sensation Chido Obi-Martin, who netted an astonishing 10 goals against Liverpool, could be snatched away by Bayern Munich due to a contract loophole. The 16-year-old prodigy has been making waves with his remarkable goal-scoring feats for Arsenal's academy teams this year, including a seven-goal haul in a 9-0 victory over Norwich City for the U18s just last weekend.

Obi-Martin is highly regarded at Hale End and Arsenal are currently negotiating with his representatives to secure his future at the club when he turns 17 later this year. However, while English clubs are restricted from signing players to professional contracts before they turn 17 due to Football Association regulations, other European countries do not have these same restrictions, leaving Arsenal exposed.

According to a report from The Telegraph, Obi-Martin's extraordinary goal-scoring prowess has attracted attention from across Europe, with Bayern Munich among the interested parties. It remains unclear whether the German giants intend to formalise their interest.

Having represented both England and Denmark at junior level, Obi-Martin moved from Denmark to join Arsenal from Kjobenhavns Boldklub at the age of 14. The Gunners are eager to retain him given his impressive progress, reports the Mirror.

Represented by Elite Project Group, the same agency behind stars like Bukayo Saka and Eddie Nketiah, Obi-Martin shared with Bold. dk: «I would like to stay at Arsenal for a long time. It's a good club, I can feel that I'm getting much better in training.

»There are a lot of good people and good coaches, so I'm really happy to be there. Maybe I will have to play permanently at U21 from next season. There aren't that many strikers in the squad so it