Overview

• Arsenal’s £250,000-plus-add-ons offer has overtaken Liverpool’s earlier £100,000-plus proposal for the teenage striker.
• Liverpool have formally withdrawn from talks after Arsenal elevated their bid.
• Wright, who scored more than 50 goals last season and four in pre-season friendlies, will be integrated into Arsenal’s under-21 squad.
• The Preston-born forward progressed from Euxton Villa and Fylde before breaking into Salford City’s academy under Karl Robinson.
• Salford City is set to benefit from the fee while reinforcing its reputation for developing young talent in League Two.