Habeeb Ogunneye

Official: Ogunneye is a Gunner, Arsenal have published the statement

A 20-year-old English right-back, at Manchester United since 2022 and on loan last season at Newport County (21 matches). Arsenal have agreed a deal to take him on a free, with Manchester United keeping 40% of any future sale. He will join the Under-21s first, with chances to train with Arteta’s group. This is a youth-recruitment file, not a first-team reinforcement.

Latest development

1. 30/08 (evening)OFFICIAL.

   Arsenal published the statement on Sunday: Habeeb Ogunneye is a Gunner. Manchester United confirmed it on their own site straight afterwards. The full-back, born in Hackney, arrives on a free transfer and joins the under-21 squad. He told the official site he was convinced by the number of academy players who broke into the first team in the title-winning season — and by the return to north London, where his family still live: "a full-circle moment".

2. 30/08still no statement, the agreement holds.

   Igor Tyjon was announced this weekend without Ogunneye, when the two were meant to go together. Nothing suggests a problem: the agreement between Arsenal and Manchester United is described as complete, the 20-year-old full-back has had his medical, and United keep 40% of any future sale. The file is simply waiting on the announcement.

3. 25/08 (evening)the medical is done.

   The Athletic report that Habeeb Ogunneye has completed his medical and that Arsenal are set to confirm the 20-year-old right-back in the coming days. The agreement with Manchester United is complete: a free transfer with a sell-on clause the English press puts at around 40%. Arseblog News expect a double announcement alongside Igor Tyjon.

   Only the statement is missing. We will move this file to OFFICIAL at that point, not before.

4. 24/08 (evening)the timeline firms up.

   The Standard write on Monday that the agreement between Arsenal and Manchester United is complete, that the 20-year-old right-back joins on a free transfer with United keeping a 40% sell-on clause, and that he passed his medical last Thursday at the training ground. The official announcement is expected within 48 hours.

   Nothing new on substance, then, but a clear confirmation from a reference English source. Until arsenal.com publishes, the file stays at ACCORD CLUBS: we only switch to OFFICIEL on a club statement.