Swansea City have completed the loan signing of Arsenal youngster Charles Sagoe Jr. The club announced confirmation of the deal via their Twitter.
Luke Williams has added another Arsenal youngster to his setup in South Wales with the Swans. The club already has highly rated Charlie Patino on loan, who has been scouted by clubs in Italy over the past year, as well as Premier League side Fulham.
19-year-old Sagoe Jr links up with Gunners teammate Patino, making his first senior loan switch of his career. His first loan spell comes after a standout campaign with the youth team at the Emirates, making 16 appearances and registering 13 goal contributions in that run. With four appearances against League One and Two teams in the EFL Trophy, the youngster now has the chance to step up to the Championship.
Swansea’s season began ambitiously after the appointment of Michael Duff, with the club targeting a promotion campaign. That target soon fell out of sight, with Duff sacked, and now the club looks to rebuild towards next season with the appointment of Notts County’s Luke Williams. The side has been relatively quiet in this transfer window but has seen an exit, with Yannick Bolasie departing the club after ten appearances on a short-term contract. Striker Jerry Yates has also been linked with an exit before the close of the window this evening despite having only joined last summer.
Sagoe Jr. becomes the club’s second signing after Brazilian winger Ronald joined the club. Williams has said he expects a flurry of activity today as we fast approach the deadline. The club are also linked with Norwich winger Przemyslaw Placheta.
Writer’s View
Sagoe Jr is another exciting prospect at Arsenal. However, as is often the case with Arsenal, he probably will not break into the setup at the Emirates. The youngster has an exciting opportunity to showcase his skills in the Championship to potential future suitors. The 19-year-old’s future most likely holds more loan spells in the EFL and perhaps around Europe, but his long-term future is outside of North London, in my opinion.