Arsenal are closing an agreement for Fluminense striker Wellington Silva. The Daily Mail says Arsenal are understood to have agreed a £3.5million move for highly rated 16-year-old Brazil forward Wellington.

The Gunners have tracked the Fluminense teen sensation for more than a year and took him on trial in December 2008.

The player's agent, Rodrigo Pitta, said: "We completed the transaction last week, the player is already Arsenal's and Fluminense have already received some money."

Wellington cannot join up with Arsene Wenger's side till his 18th birthday in January 2011, but Arsenal are believed to have paid 65 per cent of the fee up front, with the rest to follow when he arrives at the Emirates Stadium.