Gunners could move for Turkish wonderkid (From East London and West Essex Guardian Series)

Gunners could move for Turkish wonderkid

5:59pm Wednesday 16th April 2008 in

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ARSENAL have been alerted to the availability of Turkish superkid Nuri Sahin.

The 19-year-old midfielder, who is currently on loan to Feyenoord from parent club Borussia Dortmund, became the youngest player at the time to have played in the Bundesliga in 2005, when he made his debut aged just 16 years and 335 days. Sahin also set a record by becoming the youngest player to score in the Bundesliga in the same year after scoring against Nürnberg.

Last summer the Turkish international was transferred to Feyenoord on a one-year loan agreement, where he was reunited with Bert van Marwijk, his former coach at Borussia Dortmund.

But with the deal set to end the Gunners along with Manchester United and Newcastle are reported to be interested in securing his services on a permanent basis.