Juventus and Milan scouts impressed by Arsenal youngster Sam Greenwood

Sam Greenwood

The 17-year-old impressed during this summer’s Under-17 European Championship for England by scoring three goals in three games.

That form impressed scouts from Juve and Milan at the tournament, according to the Sun, and the two Serie A giants are now set to make a move to sign him.

However, they could face competition from clubs in Germany for the former Sunderland player.

Juventus signed young striker Stephy Mavididi from Arsenal last summer and gave him his Serie A debut towards the end of the season.

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Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.