West Ham today announced the signing of England and Arsenal Under-16 striker Jordan Brown on a scholarship starting on July 1.
The 16-year-old spent eight years with Arsenal throughout his schoolboy career and last year appeared for their Under-18 side in the Barclays U18 Premier League.
The youngster as also represented England at U16 level, scoring three goals in seven games.
Brown told whufc.com: “I’m a No.9 and my objective in a game is to score goals.
“I want to help the team out and to lead from the front. I’m quick and strong and I think I can run with the ball as well. I’m an attacker.”
And Brown has also admitted that it wasn’t a hard decision to make when it came to deciding whether to stay at Arsenal or begin a new venture in East London.
“I had been at Arsenal for eight years and they wanted to keep me, but I sat down with my parents and my agents and we thought it was a better decision to come to West Ham,” he explained.
“The opportunities are here and I thought, at Arsenal, maybe I could have faded away because I’ve seen it happen before.”
