Arsenal, Tottenham, Southampton, Bournemouth Tried And Failed To Sign Chelsea Prodigy Anjorin

Published: January 22, 2021

According to Football.London, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Southampton and Bournemouth attempted to sign Faustino Anjorin without success before the attacking midfielder was poached by Chelsea at the age of seven.

The Anglo-Nigerian prodigy was spotted by Chelsea scouts while he was playing in a youth tournament in London.

The Saints were eager to get a deal over the line after Anjorin impressed in an U8s training game between Southampton and Liverpool despite being the youngest player on the pitch for the south coast club.

"Tino is five at this point but there he was pulling on a shirt to play Liverpool’s Under-8s – he might still be the youngest kid to have played for Southampton. But again he held his own; he scored within about five minutes," Faustino's dad, Sheriff Anjorin said.

"Southampton tried to wrap him up at that point, I imagine they hoped to sign him up as a schoolboy. They did everything they could."

Anjorin played for Littledown Juniors in Dorset prior to his move to Chelsea and used to train with Greenfields youth team in Bournemouth, coached by his father, when it wasn't feasible for him to travel to Cobham.

The 19-year-old has made four first team appearances to date for the Blues and will be hoping to be included in the squad for Sunday's Emirates FA Cup clash against Luton Town.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

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