Done Deal: Medical passed and contract signed as Arsenal announce transfer of "very gifted player"

Arsenal have declared that striker Chris Willock has left the club to join Benfica.

The 19-year-old has marked a long haul contract with the Portugal monsters.

He was portrayed as an "extremely talented player" by administrator Arsene Wenger prior this year.

In those days, the 67-year-old proclaimed that the striker would have delighted in some standard first-group football in his setup.

Be that as it may, obviously he altered his opinion as he enabled him to leave the club.

"Chris is an extremely skilled player with characteristic quality and regular ability," Wenger said.

"He has what you don't discover effectively.

"He can have a go at individuals, can move beyond individuals in one on ones.

"We overlook here and there that the premise of group activity is to first be solid one against one and Chris has that quality.

"I trust that he has the required character when he has his luck run dry to dependably react in an extremely solid manner. That is an essential quality, to have the capacity to play under weight.

"General I would be extremely agreeable to play him now obviously there is a great deal of rivalry for places in light of the fact that there are players like Walcott, Alexis and Welbeck before him right now.

"In the event that I needed to play him then I would have no dread in doing as such. Next season I think he will be a player who will get the chance to highlight in the group."