Coventry City young boy George Shepherd don reportedly turn down interest from Manchester United and Arsenal as e choose to sign professional contract with im club.
The 17-year-old midfielder never play senior match for Coventry this season, but dem list am for bench when dem play Blackburn Rovers for October.
Head coach Frank Lampard don lead the Sky Blues go top of the Championship table, with im team 12 points clear of third-placed Preston North End, and having the teenager inside the squad for possible Premier League campaign for 2026-27 fit really matter.
Even though Shepherd never play one minute of senior football yet, reports don already link am with big moves to clubs like Manchester United and Arsenal, as both clubs dey push hard to strengthen their youth squads for recent seasons.
But the teenager don now sign im first professional contract with Coventry, and according to The Daily Mail, Lampard play big role for convincing the midfielder make e stay.
Man United Transfer Plans: Wetin Ruben Amorim Really Need?
Ruben Amorim side play 4-4 draw with Bournemouth on Monday for their 16th Premier League match of the season, na their fourth draw for the last seven games.
The Red Devils only manage win two matches during that period, with the team dey struggle to control games, especially for midfield.
With Bruno Fernandes and Casemiro finding am hard to cover ground and build play from the back, e no shocking say Man United don link with Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder Carlos Baleba, Nottingham Forest star Elliot Anderson and Crystal Palace playmaker Adam Wharton.
Convincing any of those clubs to sell for January fit hard, but signing any of them fit give Amorim the push wey e need to secure Champions League qualification.
Arsenal Transfer Plans: Wetin Mikel Arteta Need?
Arsenal dey top the Premier League table, but their 2-1 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers last weekend raise eyebrows, especially as dem need two own goals to beat a team wey only get two points.
Dem sign striker Viktor Gyokeres for summer, but Mikel Arteta never really get consistent best from the Swede, as the forward don score just once for im last 10 league matches.
Kai Havertz dey expected to return to the squad for coming months, and e fit help reduce some of the attacking problems, but maybe the Gunners suppose also look add extra cover for defence.
Centre-backs William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes dey often pick injuries, and even though Piero Hincapie and Cristhian Mosquera don try well, neither of them dey reach the level of the first-choice defenders.
