Arsenal are set to clinch the signing of Bolton Wanderers defender Kyle Bartley.

The Gunners are swooping for the England youth international by offering a bumper pro deal ahead of the Trotters. Bolton have had Bartley on their books since he was 10, but he is accepting as move to Arsenal, says the News of the World.

Arsenal are expected to cough up £200,000 in compo to Bolton for Bartley, who has been likened to Manchester City defender Micah Richards,