Arsenal are currently leading the race to sign Blackburn Rovers striker Igor Tyjon.
The Gunners had two bids rejected for Tyjon in the summer transfer window, but he wants to join them.
He has rejected contract offers from Blackburn, and his representatives have informed them that he wants to leave for a fresh challenge.
The teenager has made three first-team appearances for Rovers, but he will join the Arsenal youth team if he moves.
Tyjon has ideas above his station
Tyjon was described as ‘fantastic‘ by former Blackburn manager John Eustace, despite doing little to justify the praise.
He has looked extremely lightweight in Rovers’ junior teams and is a long way short of the quality needed to play in the Premier League.
Arsenal have a track record of promoting young players who are good enough for their first team, but Tyjon does not fit that description.
His refusal to sign a contract at Blackburn smacks of a player who has ideas above his station or who has been badly advised.
Tyjon would be better served proving he can cut it at Blackburn rather than disappearing into oblivion in Arsenal’s youth set-up.
The youngster should consider what happened to Ashley Phillips after he left Blackburn to join Tottenham Hotspur.
Phillips was touted as the ‘next big thing’ when he left Rovers, but he has ended up back in the Championship.
Tyjon risks suffering a similar fate if he signs for Arsenal.
