Arsenal complete signing of Tottenham youth defender Elijah Upson

Published Jul 19, 01:22 PM UTC

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Arsenal have reportedly completed the signing of 18-year-old Tottenham youth defender Elijah Upson, son of former Arsenal player Matthew Upson, after missing out on Aston Villa's Morgan Rogers to Chelsea. Upson turned down a new contract at Spurs despite interest from Chelsea, Manchester City, Everton, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, and Bayer Leverkusen. He made his decision after visiting Arsenal's London Colney training ground and consulting with his family. The versatile defender can play centrally or at right-back and featured in six of Spurs' seven UEFA Youth League matches this season. Tottenham will receive compensation from Arsenal for the transfer. Meanwhile, Chelsea agreed to pay Aston Villa a club-record £117 million for Rogers, who chose Stamford Bridge over Arsenal partly due to Xabi Alonso's influence. Rogers started for England in their 6-4 World Cup win over France and is expected to undergo a medical on Monday.

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Original headline: Arsenal 'complete Tottenham transfer swoop' despite Morgan Rogers blow as player rejects rivals

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18-year-old Tottenham defender Elijah Upson joins rivals Arsenal on free transfer

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