Arsenal winger Xavier Amaechi has completed a move to Hamburg after signing a four-year contract with the German second division club.

Hamburg will pay a fee in excess of 2.5m euros (£2.25m), plus several million in performance-related add-ons, while Arsenal have a sell-on clause but no buy-back option.

The 18-year-old England youth international, who passed a medical on Saturday before putting pen to paper, will wear the number 17 shirt at the Volksparkstadion.

Amaechi turned down a number of high-profile suitors and an offer to extend his Arsenal deal, which had a year remaining.

He received approaches from Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, Nice, Hertha Berlin and Championship sides, as well as late interest from four Premier League teams.

Hamburg were among a dozen German outfits who had been closely monitoring Amaechi since early 2019 and their pitch to the Bath-born attacker proved decisive.

The role of their sporting director Michael Mutzl was said to be key as he, manager Dieter Hecking and director of sport Jonas Boldt - all recent appointments - committed to a project that will see Amaechi used as a regular starter on either of the flanks.

Amaechi moved to Arsenal from Fulham in 2013 and is regarded as one of English football's most promising talents, though he is yet to make a senior appearance.

His 2018-19 campaign was disrupted by injuries, but he did make his debut for the first team in a friendly on their late-season warm-weather trip to Dubai and was also in the Gunners' travelling party for the Europa League final in Baku.

Hamburg viewed Amaechi as an ideal recruit in their bid for promotion back to the top flight and the player saw them as the perfect place to continue his development.

Having been the only team to play in every Bundesliga season since the league's formation in 1963, Hamburg were relegated for the first time a year ago.

They finished fourth in 2018-19 but had an average home attendance of almost 50,000.

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Like say n.a. regular starter... Naija we too like to famz!

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logon599:
How many of us got disapointed when you saw Xavier Amaechi instead of Chibueze Amaechi?

The only Amaechi I know is Amaechi Muonagor

Me

Sorry I have never seen him playing before in Arsenal

Arsenal winger! You mean the former Kano pillers coach?

We don't know him here in France

The NFF should approach him ,before its too late .

Good luck to him staying at Arsenal won't really help him lot of stars in the first team now he has a chance to be a regular.

Dozie32:
Arsenal winger! You mean the former Kano pillers coach?

He's from UK o, don't mind the op

There is one nd only Ameachi which is Rotimi Ameachi

Nigerian players are the only players who allegedly play for big clubs without actually playing for them once. Always sent away on loan.

logon599:
How many of us got disapointed when you saw Xavier Amaechi instead of Chibueze Amaechi?

Me I thought I saw Arsene Wenger and Amaechi

Wise decision he preferred a team with enough playing time than a team that will forget him on the bench like many lazy Nigeria players

"Arsenal winger"?
Bloggers and their traffic gimmicks!
Ok now.
Besides, best of luck to the boy.

kiyosaki1:
The NFF should approach him ,before its too late .

He's already an English 17 international

Ok nice one. Our future player

Gernot Rohr go rush am now

thesicilian:

The only Amaechi I know is Amaechi Muonagor

So you don't know Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi

kiyosaki1:
The NFF should approach him ,before its too late .

why cant nff help build local talents

Why did my brain read the headline as Arsene Wenger

Another serge gnabry situation in the making, foolish people.

Wallahi I thought I saw "Arsene Wenger & Amaechi.

The caption though.
All the best to him.

Mislealing headlines. No be Amaechi na Wike

logon599:
How many of us got disapointed when you saw Xavier Amaechi instead of Chibueze Amaechi?

get lost mumu amaechi na Spanish name abi