Boateng Heads to Oxford

 By Nick Lander Oxford United have signed 19-year-old Arsenal defender Daniel Boateng on loan, initially until January 2013. Boateng heads to League 2 having made one senior appearance for the Gunners, in last season's Carling Cup victory over Bolton Wanderers. He spent two months on loan in the division last term too, making two appearances for Paulo di Canio's Swindon, on their way to promotion. Boateng, who has been at the club since he was 11, also appeared for Arsenal during the Markus Liebherr Memorial Cup during pre-season. Whilst inexperienced at senior level, Boateng has made 32 appearances for Arsenal's reserves/U-21 side, most recently in the U-21s 3-0 win over Blackburn at the weekend. The centre back went straight into manager Chris Wilder's squad, mak...