'Aussie wonderkid': UK press reacts to Arzani's Man City transfer

It's been a whirlwind 2018 for Daniel Arzani.

Earlier in the year, the teenage attacker was unknown to even the most ardent of football fans down under.

But there aren't many who don't know him now after Arzani signed with Premier League champions Manchester City earlier today.

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It crowns an amazing year for the Iranian-born winger, who shone for the Caltex Socceroos at the 2018 FIFA World Cup™ in Russia.

Arzani will now ply his trade among Europe's elite - and the 19-year-old has already garnered massive attention online and in the UK.

Newspaper Manchester Evening News lauded Arzani as "an Australian wonderkid" and the Daily Mail noted his "breakthrough year [and] attacking play which saw him win a host of admirers".

The 2017-18 season proved to be the teenager's breakthrough year as his exciting attacking play saw him win a host of admirers. 

Here's how social media reacted to Arzani's big move...