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On This Day: Arsenal sign Theo Walcott from Southampton
Arsenal completed the signing of 16-year-old forward Theo Walcott from Southampton for an initial £5million fee on this day in 2006. The Saints academy graduate had struck five times during the first half of the campaign and made the switch to the Emirates in a deal which would eventually cost £9.1million. On his 17th birthday in March the player signed his first professional deal with the north London club and two months later he would dominate headlines across the globe again. Theo Walcott joined Arsenal as a 16-year-old on this day 15 years ago (John Stillwell/PA) Walcott, having not played a single minute for the Gunners, was selected by Sven-Goran Eriksson for England's World Cup...
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