Leyton Orient teenage striker Jay Beckford has completed a move to Premier League giants Arsenal.

The England Under-15 international has joined the Gunners after they paid a fee which was subject to the Elite Player Performance Programme compensation agreement. 

Academy director Andy Edwards told the club website: "He has been a credit to the club all the time he has been here. We are disappointed to lose him. We wish him all the best at Arsenal. 

“We have got some exceptional players in our academy of which Jay is one. Arsenal have met the valuation which is linked to the EPPP guidelines and unfortunately we lose him."

Edwards added: “The club have received a sum of money which is quite substantial should he go on and become successful there. 

“We are doing a good job, and as part of that sometimes you are going to lose your better players, but we still think we have got a lot of good players in our system who have got the potential to come through and play in the first team.”