{"id":40057,"date":"2026-01-30T02:59:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T07:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/30\/the-bbc-reports-that-the-signing-of-the-wonder-kid-contract-is-a-big-boost-for-arsenal\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T02:59:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T07:59:33","slug":"the-bbc-reports-that-the-signing-of-the-wonder-kid-contract-is-a-big-boost-for-arsenal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/30\/the-bbc-reports-that-the-signing-of-the-wonder-kid-contract-is-a-big-boost-for-arsenal\/","title":{"rendered":"The BBC reports that the signing of the Wonder Kid contract is a big boost for Arsenal."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Max Dauman alongside Arsenal at youth level (Photo by James Fearn\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Max Dauman has signed a scholarship deal with Arsenal in a big boost for the Gunners, who are one of Europe&#8217;s biggest prospects.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 16-year-old attacking midfielder is currently regarded as one of the most exciting young talents in Europe and has put pen to paper to sign with the Gunners.<\/p>\n<p>According to BBC Sport, Dauman is expected to sign his first professional contract when he turns 17 later this year.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal fans will be delighted with this news. Dauman has already made five first-team appearances for the club, making him the second-youngest player in North London Giants&#8217; history.<\/p>\n<h2>Max Dauman looks set to be Arsenal&#8217;s future star<\/h2>\n<p>If Dauman can continue his progress, he is sure to have a great career at the Emirates Stadium.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Max Daumann applauds Arsenal fans (Photo by Gabriel Kuchta\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Arsenal&#8217;s academy has produced some great talent in recent years, with Bukayo Saka rising to the first team and becoming one of Mikel Arteta&#8217;s most important players.<\/p>\n<p>The likes of Eddie Nketiah and Emile Smith Rowe previously played regularly for the AFC before moving on to other Premier League clubs, while Ethan Nwaneri and Miles Lewis-Skelly are also currently progressing well.<\/p>\n<p>Dauman looks to be arguably the most exciting prospect of them all, so securing his contract is vital for the club.<\/p>\n<p>BBC Sport suggests the teenager was hugely popular, which will come as no surprise to anyone who has seen him play.<\/p>\n<p>A skilful and exciting winger, Dauman already exudes quality and confidence and, if he overcomes his recent injuries, he will undoubtedly compete for a regular place in Arteta&#8217;s first team.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Max Dauman alongside Arsenal at youth level (Photo by James Fearn\/Getty Images) Max Dauman has signed a scholarship deal with Arsenal in a big boost for the Gunners, who are one of Europe&#8217;s biggest prospects. The 16-year-old attacking midfielder is currently regarded as one of the most exciting young talents in Europe and has put [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40058,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[40],"class_list":{"0":"post-40057","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40057","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40057"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40057\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}