The secret reason Arsenal agreed to sell ‘remarkable’ star to Manchester United

Mikel Arteta sanctioned Arsenal’s transfer with Man Utd (Picture: Getty)Arsenal agreed to sell highly-rated Ayden Heaven to Manchester United partly because of a secret weapon in the Gunners’ academy.United paid an undisclosed compensation fee to sign teenage defender Heaven from Premier League rivals Arsenal at the start of the year.Heaven, an assured centre-back, had been in the Arsenal academy for five years before he began to be integrated into Mikel Arteta’s first-team sq