Daniel Ballard has signed terms with Arsenal.

Ballard has signed a scholarship contract with Arsenal despite initially being told that he was going to be released by the club. The centre-half, 16, was offered an opportunity to prove himself as a trialist in the recent friendly with Bayern Munich and was subsequently awarded with a two-year scholarship deal.

Jeorge Bird's academy website reports Ballard becomes Arsenal's eleventh new scholar, joining Reiss Nelson, Emile Smith-Rowe, Nathan Tormey, Josh Benson, Robbie Burton, Joseph Olowu, Toby Omole. Jay Beckford, Dominic Thompson and Joao Virginia.