Brighton have won the race to sign Amario Cozier-Duberry, who has been described as the 'next Bukayo Saka'.
Cozier-Duberry left Arsenal this summer after his contract expired which sparked a battle for the 19-year-old's signature.
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Brighton announced the arrival of the winger on a four-year contract, beating Newcastle to his signature, while Arsenal were also keen to keep him on.
talkSPORT understands that Borussia Dortmund were also interested in signing Cozier-Duberry.
Arsenal had also been desperate to keep hold of the teenager, who had been heralded as one of the top stars in their academy by Jack Wilshere.
“Amario is very exciting and Mikel [Arteta] likes him,” Arsenal academy coach Wilshere said.
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“He reminds me of Bukayo Saka, plays in the same position as him, needs to get better with his decision-making like Bukayo did, but he’s definitely exciting."
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Brighton have moved quickly in the transfer window this summer with Fabian Hurzeler appointed as head coach to replace Roberto De Zerbi, who resigned at the end of the season and joined Marseille.
The Seagulls broke their transfer record last month when they signed Yankuba Minteh from Newcastle for a fee north of £30million.
Mats Wieffer also joined this week from Feyenoord while Ibrahim Osman has arrived from Nordsjaelland in a deal that was agreed upon earlier this year.
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Cozier-Duberry is likely to join up with Brighton's academy with a view to making the first team.
The Londoner had been with Arsenal since 2019, joining their Hale End academy at the age of 14.
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He never made an appearance for the Gunners despite Wilshere's high praise, though he did make the squad on three occasions.
Speaking to Arsenal's website last year, the youngster confessed to idolising Thierry Henry and Arjen Robben.
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He said: "I’ve been an Arsenal fan since I was young and I looked up to players like Thierry Henry, whose one of the greatest to ever play the game.
"But I also looked up to Arjen Robben who had a wand of a left foot and had the unstoppable cut-inside move."