Arsene Wenger preparing £2m swoop for Ipswich whizkid Tristan Nydam believes he will be next youngster to make the step up for Arsenal
ARSENE WENGER is preparing a stunning move for Ipswich whizkid Tristan Nydam.
Nydam, 17, is a long-term target of Arsenal and they will step up their interest when the January window opens.
Wenger believes the teenager will be the next youngster to make the step up to the Premier League after signing Rob Holding from Bolton.
He is ready to pay £2million for the youngster, who was tracked playing for the youth teams at Portman Road and has now broken into the senior team.
The central midfielder has 18 months left on his current deal and his contract situation has alerted Arsenal to swoop quickly to land him.
And he could push for a first-team squad place or get loaned out for experience once a deal gets done.
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Nydam was born in Zimbabwe but has played for the England youth teams and has been tipped for the top.
Wenger has a history of plucking players away from the top-flight, including his famous swoop for Theo Walcott while at Southampton.
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Cohen Bramall, currently on loan at Birmingham, arrived from non-league Hednesford Town earlier this year.
And Laurent Koscielny and Olivier Giroud started in the lower leagues in France before making the step up and then joining Wenger.
