Arsenal have just pulled off a transfer-style bombshell… and the star isn’t even 17 yet.

Max Dowman, the 15-year-old prodigy tearing up youth football, has signed a pre-contract that will see him go professional this December.

Having joined Arsenal’s Hale End academy at just eight, Dowman has been rewriting the record books ever since – under-18 debut at 13, UEFA Youth League’s youngest scorer at 14, and now already making waves at senior level.

The teenage wizard isn’t just a youth star: he made his Premier League debut in a 5-0 rout of Leeds, then became Arsenal’s youngest ever starter in the Carabao Cup at 15 years and 302 days.

With 27 goals and 10 assists in 34 academy appearances this season, Max is more than ready for the big stage. Arsenal fans are calling it a “historic signing before he even signs,” and pundits are already comparing him to the next global superstar. The transfer window hasn’t even opened, but Arsenal have already struck gold.