Dan Crowley

[ozzjim]

Has he already gone? From all the press on this you would think it was a done thing. Surely we will fight hard to keep hold of this kid.

[Jenks]

It seems like the original article was from a Gooner blogger/writer. So it's very likely that there was never anything to it and the second rate sites (metro, mirror etc.) just jumped on it as easy click bait.

[not3bad]

If this kid is that good he deserves to be at the best academy in Europe.

Oh...

[Karl Bridges]

He's just Tweeted that it's his last week at Villa. Liverpool or Arsenal believed to be the teams he's choosing between.

[neo_Villan]

Yeah he's off. Hope he goes on to be shit now. We'll be getting peanuts for him anyway.

[David_Nab]

Hope he goes to Arsenal

[manic-road]

Going for the money?

If he is that good, he would have more chance of breaking into the first team sooner at Aston Villa than Arse or Liverpool.

[not3bad]

Well we've poached youngsters from other teams I guess, including Arsenal.  I could do with some good news.

[richard moore]

Yeah he's off. Hope he goes on to be shit now. We'll be getting peanuts for him anyway.

Rather like Harry Forrester...

[N'ZMAV]

wanker.

[eamonn]

So Arsene inviting him and his parents round for bouef bourguignon paid off. Sneaky grasshole.

[seanthevillan]

Look its his career and he can do what he wants, but I find it a bit strange that we are losing players from the academy like this - especially if he is the talent he seems to be.

[Dave Cooper please]

Look its his career and he can do what he wants, but I find it a bit strange that we are losing players from the academy like this - especially if he is the talent he seems to be.

Not that strange, his head has probably been turned by an agent and the promise of lots of money. If he had any sense he would realise that his chances of first team football are better at Villa but then again Arse aren't shy in blooding youngsters either are they?

[dave.woodhall]

Look its his career and he can do what he wants, but I find it a bit strange that we are losing players from the academy like this - especially if he is the talent he seems to be.

It's one player in God knows how many years. In that time we've turned poaching players from other Academies, including Arsenal's, into an art form.

[olaftab]

He can go and good luck to him. Making it as a footballer is tough so hope the kid  makes it.