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Report: Teen talent will snub Arsenal and Liverpool

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According to 90min, Crystal Palace youngster Zion Atta will not join Liverpool or Arsenal.

It has been reported that Liverpool and Arsenal are among the clubs interested in signing the 16-year-old attacking midfielder.

Manchester United, Chelsea and Manchester City are also claimed to want the talented and promising young player.

However, the teenager, who has appointed Mino Raiola as his new agent, wants to move abroad and play for a club in mainland Europe, according to the report.

Palace are reportedly surprised by the youngster’s decision to snub the offer of a professional contract.

90min has added that AS Roma are now favourites to secure the services of the teenager. Juventus, AC Milan, Inter, Ajax, Feyenoord, PSV and Borussia Dortmund are also claimed to want him.

Big decision

Arsenal and Liverpool are massive clubs and have good academies, and it is quite a big move for Atta to snub their interest and join a club in mainland Europe.

However, in recent years, talented and promising young players have left England to go abroad and have done well.

Jadon Sancho and Jude Bellingham are doing well at Dortmund, while Ryan Sessegnon is on loan at Hoffenheim.

General view outside the stadium as fans use umberellas prior to the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Newcastle United at Selhurst Park on September 22, 2018 in London,… (Christopher Lee/Getty Images)