Serie A club Genoa have signed Arsenal youngster Brooke Norton-Cuffy from the London club on a permanent deal.
Brooke has reportedly agreed a five-year contract with the Italian outfit, which will run until the summer of 2029.
Further details of the transfer indicate that Arsenal will receive a €2 million fixed fee plus €2 million in add-ons for the 20-year-old right back.
Norton-Cuffy struggled for game time with Arsenal despite a promising youth career with the club’s development squads. He was loaned to Lincoln City, Rotherham United, Coventry City, and Millwall.
The English youth player will be the 8th signing for Genoa this season following the signing of Vitinha, Koni De Winter, Rusian Malinovskyi, Mortem Thorsby, Emil Bohinen, Pierluigi Gollini, and Alessandro Zanoli.
Following an impressive run with Arsenal youth teams, the former Chelsea youth player also attracted interests from other clubs. Ligue 1 outfit Rennes and Bundesliga side Hoffenheim were among clubs interested in the player.
Genoa beat the competition for the youngster with assurances of first-team action and a clear pathway to a full-blown senior football career.
Norton-Cuffy is the second top-rated Arsenal youngster to leave the club this summer. Recall the Gunners lost Chido Obi-Martins to Manchester United due to inability to break into the Gunners’ first team.
Who Is Brooke Norton-Cuffy?
Brooke Dion Nelson Norton-Cuffy (born 12 January 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for the Premier League club Arsenal.
Norton-Cuffy began his career with Chelsea before joining Arsenal at the age of twelve and signing his first professional contract on 21 January 2021. On 18 January 2022, he joined Lincoln City on loan for the remainder of the season.
On 22 August 2022, he joined Rotherham United on a season-long loan. In January 2023, Norton-Cuffy was recalled by Arsenal, and he moved to Coventry City on loan instead. On 24 August 2023, he joined Millwall on a season-long loan.
Norton-Cuffy has played at different levels for the England national team. In 2019, he played for the U16, played for the U18 and U-19 in 2021 and for the U20 in 2023. He got his first call-up to the U21 national team in the year 2024.
Brooke Norton-Cuffy Career Stats
Norton-Cuffy has played 122 games across all competitions for clubs and country scoring four times.
He didn’t play a single game for Arsenal in the Premier League. His move to Lincoln earned him 17 appearances with one goal. In his next loan move, he played 20 games at Rotherham United and 21 games with Coventry City. He played 40 games – his highest amount of games played in a single season- for Millwall, scoring two goals.
At the international level, he has represented the England U16 team five times, scoring one goal, the England U18 team three times, the England U19 team eight times, the England U20 team four times, and the England U21 team four times.
Brooke Norton-Cuffy contract and market value
Brooke Norton-Cuffy has reportedly agreed to a five-year contract with Genoa and is ready to take up a new challenge with the Serie A side. The deal will see the youngster stay in the Metropolitan City till 2029.
Brooke Norton-Cuffy market value
According to Transfermarkt, Norton-Cuffy has a market value of €4.8million.
