Arsenal signs teenage prospect Andria Bartishvili from FC Kolkheti-1913 Poti

Arsenal has reached an agreement to sign 17-year-old Georgian midfielder Andria Bartishvili from FC Kolkheti-1913 Poti. The deal is valued at approximately $5.3 million. Bartishvili, who has spent time on loan at Iberia 1999 and gained experience in UEFA Champions League and Europa League qualifying matches, will move to North London next summer. He has undergone a medical and is expected to join the club’s senior training sessions upon his arrival. While internal discussions suggest a loan move to the Championship may follow to aid his development, he is intended to hold a first-team contract. The signing follows a series of recent youth acquisitions by the club, including Holger and Edwin Quintero and Victor Ozhianvuna, as part of an ongoing recruitment strategy for emerging talent.

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