Arsenal set to complete long-awaited striker signing as Igor Tyjon, 18, has medical ahead of transfer from Blackburn

ARSENAL are on the brink of completing their move for hotshot striker Igor Tyjon from Blackburn. The England Under-18 international has been linked with a move to North London for some time, with a medical now on the way. Arsenal are on the brink of signing Blackburn whiz Igor Tyjon Credit: Getty Tyjon has workd his way up the England ranks, now at U18 level The forward, 18, turned down the offer to sign a professional contract at Blackburn. Rovers rejected a £1million offer from Mikel Arteta‘s side in January, but now he looks set to finally join. Sign up for the Arsenal newsletter Thank you! Dream Team is back, free, and there’s £100,000 up for grabs! Arsenal’s newfound focus on youth stems from appointing new academy director, Pascal De Masschalck, from French club Strasbourg. The Gunners’ youth sides have been criticised in recent years, with the Under-21s finishing 14th in last season’s Premier League 2. First team talents such as Bukayo Saka, Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri are all graduates from the Hale End Academy. Max Dowman has also broken into the team at just 16 years of age. New addition, Igor Tyjon, will be hoping to carry on his progress made at Blackburn, having scored four goals in only 10 Premier League 2 appearances. It eventually took a bid of £2m for the Gunners to get the youngster from Lancashire to London, adding to the list of promising Blackburn youth talents that headed for the door. Most read in Sport CASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS New manager Tony Mowbray has already signed Sam Morsy, Jayden Fevrier and Moussa Baradji for a reported £1.4m, soon to be covered by the youth player’s departure. Igor Tyjon only made two first-team appearances at Blackburn, and is unlikely to be given an immediate chance with newly crowned Premier League champions. However, the Gunners are itching for striker reinforcements. Viktor Gyokeres is the sole out-and-out centre forward in the team, with Kai Havertz often preferred as a false nine. Gabriel Jesus is expected to leave before the end of the transfer window. Arteta is also desperately chasing a marquee striker signing, with Argentine duo Julian Alvarez and Lautaro Martinez the top targets. Victor Osimhen is also believed to be under consideration. Comment now