Arsenal have announced the signing of Dutch midfielder Salah-Eddine to their academy.
The 17-year-old has joined the club from Eredivisie side Feyenoord as a free agent, and will join up with the Professional Development Phase before next season.
A statement on Arsenal's official website read: "The Dutch midfielder is renowned for his agility and creativity in the middle of the park.
"Predominantly a central midfielder, Salah has spent his youth career in the Netherlands, developing through the youth ranks in Rotterdam with Feyenoord.
"We all welcome Salah to Arsenal and look forward to watching his development with us. The deal is subject to the completion of regulatory processes."
Speaking following the confirmation of the move, Salah told the club's website: "It feels great to join a massive club like Arsenal. It’s a good environment for me to work on my development and hopefully through the academy I can become a first-team player.
"My first impressions were that not only are my teammates really good footballers, but they’re great people as well. The whole environment is positive and it’s lovely to work with them.
"First I want to become an important player in the under-23s and then eventually get involved with the first team in some capacity. I want to see what that’s like, but above all else I want to have a really good season with the under-23s.
"Maybe if I do that then I’ll be able to join the first team here and there in training. Those are my targets."
Some Gunners supporters got a little over-excited by the announcement on Twitter after the club posted: "Welcome to The Arsenal, Salah," however, with a few initially believing they had managed to sign Liverpool star Mohamed Salah.
