Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur midfielder Ingólfur Sigurðsson has now returned to his native Iceland following a one week trial with Arsenal. The technical midfielder spoke to Young Guns to confirm he enjoyed his spell in North London, which included a strike for the Under 16’s on Saturday.

Sigurðsson has been subject of intense interest from club’s all over Europe after breaking through and turning in a handful of eye-catching performances in the Úrvalsdeild League. Both Arsenal and Manchester United offered him trials, with the 17-year-old deciding on joining the Gunners for training.

Ingólfur signed for KR – Iceland’s oldest and most prestigious club – after a season In Holland with Heerenveen. Last term he played three times in the first-team and showed enough promise to be named in the squad for the current campaign. ‘Ingo’ can play in any attacking position, but he is most at home as a left-sided central midfielder or on the wing.

Speaking this morning, Sigurðsson told Young Guns that he found the spell ‘great’ and was clearly pleased with the trial, in which Andrey Arshavin took him under his wing and looked after him. When quizzed about his experiences, he revealed:

    “The trial went very well, it was really nice to train with a great club like Arsenal.”

    “Yes, I scored the goal for Arsenal Under 16’s against Fulham on Saturday. It was great to wear the Arsenal shirt and I’m very pleased that I had the opportunity to train and play for Arsenal for one week.”

    “I don’t know if they will sign me, I played very well and I don’t think how I play is a problem. The problem is that I have a contract to my team in Iceland (KR Reykjavik).”