ARSENAL have reportedly agreed a deal to sign Ecuadorian wonderkids Edwin and Holger Quintero, it’s been claimed.
The 17-year-olds are currently plying their trade with Ecuadorian side Independiente Dele Valle, which has churned out several Prem stars.
Chelsea duo Moises Caicedo, Kendry Paez and Arsenal newboy Piero Hincapie are all products of the Independiente academy.
And the Quintero brothers are set to join countryman Hincapie at the Emirates in the summer of 2026, it’s been claimed.
The Daily Mail claim the Gunners have “agreed a deal in principle” for the 16-year-olds.
The brothers reportedly travelled to London last month to lay the foundations for their moves to the Emirates.
It’s claimed that Edwin and Holger, who play at right wing and attacking midfield respectively, will join the Premier League tabletoppers after their 18th birthdays.
The duo, who have progressed through the Independiente ranks at the same time, have been on the radar of Gunners scouts for the last 12 months.
The pair often play off each other when both are on the pitch, with Edwin being the more skilful of the two.
Edwin’s style has drawn comparisons to former Barcelona and Brazil star Neymar.
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Arsenal’s transfer deals
IN
- Piero Hincapie – from Bayer Leverkusen – loan
- Eberechi Eze – from Crystal Palace – £67.5m
- Viktor Gyökeres – from Sporting Lisbon – £64m
- Noni Madueke – from Chelsea – £52m
- Martin Zubimendi – from Real Sociedad – £51m
- Christian Norgaard – from Brentford – £15m
- Cristhian Mosquera – from Valencia – £13m
- Kepa Arrizabalaga – from Chelsea – £5m
TOTAL – £267.5m
OUT
- Oleksandr Zinchenko – to Nottingham Forest – TBC
- Jakub Kiwior – to Porto – £1.5m (loan fee)
- Fabio Vieia – to Hamburg – loan
- Albert Sambi Lokonga – to Hamburg – £250k
- Nuno Taveres – to Lazio – £4.4m
- Marquinhos – to Cruzeiro – £2.6m
- Jorginho – to Flamengo – free
- Kieran Tierney – to Celtic – free
- Takehiro Tomiyasu – released
- Thomas Partey – released
TOTAL – £8.75m
Both brothers, who have impressed in the Next Generation and Sudamerica competitions, have been capped at youth level by Ecuador.
Their eventual additions to the Arsenal set-up will be no watched closely by the Emirates faithful.
Arsenal will be back in action on Wednesday, welcoming Brentford to the Emirates.
