Arsenal and Manchester City are battling to sign teenage midfielder Sverre Nypan from Rosenborg, sources have told ESPN.

Arsenal are working on a deal to sign midfielder Sverre Nypan from Rosenborg. Dialogue between the clubs and with the player’s representatives is advancing, as Arsenal try to land the 18-year-old Norway youth international.

Arsenal are working on a deal to sign Rosenborg midfielder Sverre Nypan during the January transfer window, according to The Athletic journalist David Ornstein.Talks between the Gunners, the

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says the club are "actively looking" to sign a striker in the January transfer window.

The midfielder made his debut aged 15 and is the latest exciting prospect to come out of Norway, in the footsteps of Odegaard and Haaland

The report adds that Arsenal are hopeful that his relationship with fellow coutryman Odegaard could help influence Nypan’s decision. Any deal would likely see the teenager come