Ethan Nwaneri poised to sign new Arsenal deal amid Chelsea and Bundesliga interest

Ethan Nwaneri is poised to commit his future to Arsenal by signing a new contract despite interest from Chelsea and clubs in Germany.

Negotiations with Nwaneri’s representatives are understood to be in the final stages, a four-year deal with an option to extend by a year having been agreed in principle. The 18-year-old has entered the final 12 months of his contract and had been linked with Chelsea in recent weeks. Borussia Dortmund were also believed to be keen after his brilliant breakthrough season in which he scored nine goals in 37 appearances.

But Arsenal were always confident that Nwaneri, who joined their academy at the age of eight, would join his fellow teenager Myles Lewis-Skelly in extending his stay. Nwaneri was part of the England squad that won the European Under-21 Championship in Slovakia and was given an extended break but will be part of the squad that flies to Singapore on Saturday for Arsenal’s pre-season tour of Asia.

Nwaneri could be joined by Cristhian Mosquera after the Spain Under-21 international flew to London on Tuesday to complete his medical. A fee of up to £16.5m has been agreed, and Arsenal are also poised to announce the signing Noni Madueke from Chelsea for up to £52m.

Talks with Sporting over bonuses in the Viktor Gyökeres deal that could take the cost of the transfer to about £68m are also nearing a conclusion, with the Sweden striker having agreed personal terms.

Brentford have failed in an attempt to trigger Omari Hutchinson’s £35m release clause from relegated Ipswich, although that is not expected to end their pursuit of the forward.

The Ipswich forward Omari Hutchinson with the trophy he won with England’s under-21s this summer. Photograph: Eddie Keogh/The FA/Getty Images

Hutchinson would have been free to depart Portman Road if the terms of his clause had been met by 5pm on Tuesday. A series of late approaches from Brentford is understood to have been firmed up with an offer shortly before the deadline, but that failed to meet the requirements.

The bid was spread in instalments, with Ipswich instead requiring cash up front. The expiry of the clause gives Ipswich greater control of the 21-year-old’s destiny but their resolve could still be tested if Brentford return offering a more palatable payment structure. Brentford are undergoing a summer revamp under Keith Andrews and signing Hutchinson, who shone for England in their victorious Uefa Under-21 Championship campaign, would sweeten the expected departure of Bryan Mbeumo.