Arsenal and Reiss Nelson now have a full agreement over a new long-term deal lasting until 2027, with an option to extend by a further year.

Fabrizio Romano reports that Arsenal have reached a full agreement with Reiss Nelson over a deal lasting until 2027, with an option to extend to 2028.

The player has verbally agreed to the new contract, and Arsenal are just waiting for him to sign on the dotted line.

Romano adds that the club are hoping the winger signs as soon as possible, to rule out the possibility of another club stealing Nelson away on a free transfer.

Sky Sports’ Dharmesh Sheth wrote earlier this week that the final details of Nelson’s contract were being sorted, with an agreement in principle already in place.

Football.London added that talks were progressing positively and were in the final stages, with Arsenal confident the deal could be finalised.

That all followed a report from the Daily Mail over the weekend, claiming Arsenal had made a breakthrough over a new deal worth significantly more than his current £60,000 a week.

Nelson had turned down at least two previous offers from Arsenal, and had Brighton, Fulham, Aston Villa, and AC Milan after him.

Ligue 1 club Nice were also previously mentioned as a possible destination.

But the boyhood Gunner is now set to commit his future to the club where he got his breakthrough.

At 23, Nelson’s new deal will hopefully take him through to his peak years.

Nelson made just 18 appearances and five starts for Arsenal so far this season, scoring three goals and providing three assists.

Yet there was always a sense that Mikel Arteta believed in him more than that makes it seem, regularly bringing him up for praise in press conferences unprompted.

If it wasn’t for Gabriel Martinelli’s fantastic form and Nelson’s mid-season injuries, perhaps he would have been much more involved in 2022/23.

Assuming he signs, he’ll now get the chance to prove he can be a regular.