Benfica are also interested in the pair.
Premier League leaders Arsenal now face stiff competition in the race to land exciting young Nigerian duo Musa Yahaya and Chidera Ezeh, according to the pairs’ agent in the Daily Mirror.
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The north London club have reportedly been keeping close tabs on the up-and-coming attacking starlets even since both players turned in a series of eye-catching displays for their country at last year’s Fifa Under-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, where Yahaya netted four goals and Ezeh one.
As a result, Gunners head coach Arsene Wenger is understood to have been hugely impressed with Yahaya and Ezeh, so much so that the Frenchman had originally intended to lure them each to the Emirates as soon as the January transfer window opened once again for business for the season at the start of this month.
However, that was before the interest of Portuguese giants Benfica also became public, and now Wenger faces a battle to land the highly rated stars.
“We are finalising a deal with Arsenal and Benfica, who I am talking to as exclusive European representative for both players,” revealed Ken Van Deyck, the agent of the 16-year-olds.