By Patrick Akoto
English League two side Exeter have confirmed Under-18 coach Kwame Ampadu will leave the club to join Arsenal next month.
The 41-year-old, who made two appearances during his three years at Arsenal from 1988 to 1991, has been managing City’s Under 18s side for the last four years.
He will initially coach the Gunners’ Under 14s and the former midfielder, who played over 150 times for the Grecians, told the club's official website  he  can’t wait to get started.
“I am delighted to receive a fantastic opportunity like this at such a huge club and I was really really happy to get the offer,†Ampadu said.
“I’ll be predominantly working full time with the Under 14s to begin with at a club where I spent three unbelievable years from 1988 after coming over from Ireland aged 17,"
“Everyone knows the sort of club Arsenal is and what it stands for and luckily enough the way we try to play football in our youth set-up here at Exeter, trying to get the kids to pass the ball, is what they do there as well,"
“Arsenal have a reputation of blooding young talent and City are very much in the same vein, if the managers think the players are good enough then they’ll play them."