Arsenal face a battle to keep hold of whizkid Ethan Nwaneri.

Nwaneri became the youngest ever Premier League player when he featured as a substitute against Brentford in September aged 15 years and 181 days.

He is highly regarded by the Gunners but they risk losing him amid interest from Premier League rivals.

Chelsea and Manchester City are amongst the clubs who are keeping tabs on Nwaneri, reports The Telegraph.

But Arsenal have not given up their hopes of keeping the youngster, who could agree scholarship terms with the club when he turns 16 on March 21.

Arsenal will be determined to avoid a repeat of last summer when they lost highly-rated academy prospect Omari Hutchinson to Chelsea.