Arsenal sign Gillingham starlet

Arsenal have signed Gillingham yound starlet Luke Freeman.

The 15 year old became the youngest player to feature in the FA Cup and has attracted interest from a host of premiership clubs since.

The fee is set to be around £200,000.

Freeman, who turns 16 in March, has signed a two-year deal to become part of Arsenal's youth set-up on their schoolboy/scholar scheme.

Gillingham chairman Paul Scally said: "It is a shame for Gillingham to lose a special talent such as Luke but we cannot stand in the way of such a fantastic opportunity.

"Arsenal have gone about their business in a fair and commendable way so it was a pleasure to do the deal with them.

"They are a fantastic club and I know that they are the right ones to take Luke on and make him into a Premiership player."