Arsene Wenger has confirmed that Arsenal are in contract talks with Alex Iwobi.

The Gunners boss is desperate to keep the exciting 19-year-old winger at the club, who has burst onto the scene this season and kept Theo Walcott out of the side.

And Wenger revealed that talks have already been opened.

‘We are discussing it at the moment, yes, to extend him,’ Wenger said.

‘I think he is a real Arsenal person. He has been here since the age of eight.

Iwobi is set for a new deal (Picture: Getty Images)

‘He has, anyway, three years left at the end of the season but we want, of course, to keep him here for longer.

‘And overall, there are lots of positives in the last few months about how quickly he emerged as being a player with a good impact’.

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