Ipswich Town are wrapping up a deal for Arsenal defender Ainsley Maitland-Niles.

The 17-year-old is heading to the Championship side on a season-long loan.

“I'm going to speak to him (Maitland-Niles) today and everything is fine, hopefully he will join us today," Town boss Mick McCarthy told the Sudbury Mercury.

“Ainsley is a good player but I hope the lads we have already got, the likes of Dylan Connolly – who was excellent in the under-21s last season – flourish."