“For sure…” – Decision to be made soon as Fabrizio Romano provides major Arsenal update
Fabrizio Romano has an Arsenal transfer news update regarding the future of exciting young attacking midfielder Ethan Nwaneri.
The talented 19-year-old is currently on loan at Marseille after a lack of playing time at the Emirates Stadium earlier this season, and it seems his future could be assessed this summer.
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Speaking on his YouTube channel, Romano made it clear that Arsenal had not made a final decision on Nwaneri yet, nor had they communicated with him or his representatives about any kind of intention to let him go.
This is despite a big story from BBC Sport earlier in the week which suggested Arsenal were ready to cash in on Nwaneri and fellow home-grown star Myles Lewis-Skelly this summer.
Arsenal yet to make Ethan Nwaneri transfer decision, says Fabrizio Romano
Discussing the Nwaneri situation, Romano revealed that Borussia Dortmund remain interested in the England Under-21 international.
Chelsea have also shown an interest in Nwaneri before, but Romano suggested Dortmund could be one to watch for him again this summer.
“Dortmund wanted (Nwaneri) on a permanent transfer from Arsenal already one year ago, when Arsenal were negotiating a new contract with Nwaneri,” Romano said.
“At the end they were successful in reaching an agreement. There were Chelsea very interested and Borussia Dortmund – these two clubs. So interest especially from Borussia Dortmund remains very strong in Nwaneri. There are several clubs around Europe attentive to the situation.
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“At the moment Arsenal have not communicated anything to the player. So they didn’t tell the player and his camp ‘okay you can leave in the summer’. So that’s not the case at the moment. It’s still not decided.
“At the end of the season Arsenal will assess the situation with Nwaneri. Not today. It’s still not clear but from Dortmund they are still hoping to do one of their typical deals … signing these top players, top talents and then eventually sell them in the future.
“So Nwaneri is for sure still on the short list of Dortmund but still nothing decided by Arsenal. So that remains a situation.”
Should Arsenal keep Ethan Nwaneri?
Nwaneri and Lewis-Skelly both looked outstanding for Arsenal when they got an unexpectedly high amount of opportunities in the first-team last season.
For one reason or another, they’re now out of favour, but Nwaneri in particular looks like he’s surely worth giving more chances to.
Capable of playing a variety of roles, Nwaneri could either be an upgrade on the injury-prone and out-of-form Martin Odegaard, or an alternative to inconsistent duo Bukayo Saka and Noni Madueke on the right-hand side.
At the same time, however, in this era of Financial Fair Play regulations, it’s important for clubs to be able to raise pure profit where possible, which means more of an emphasis on selling academy players.
A lot of fans probably won’t like it, but that could mean that Arsenal have a big decision to make on Nwaneri this summer, with interest clearly there.
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