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Arsenal set to beat Chelsea and Liverpool to signing of Exeter sensation: This is why
ARSENAL are winning the battle to land highly-rated Exeter City teenager Ethan Ampadu thanks to his dad Kwame.
Ethan Ampadu is attracting interest from the Premier League
The Gunners are poised to beat off Chelsea and Liverpool to land the 16 year-old Wales under-19 international.
Ampadu who became Exeter’s youngest ever player earlier in the season will link up with his father who works in Arsenal’s academy.
Ethan Ampadu in action for Wales Under-16's in 2014
The Gunners will be asked to stump up an initial payment of £2million for Ampadu who they will allow to stay in Devon until next summer.
Ampadu is rated as one of the hottest talents in the country and has already trained with the full Wales international squad.