Arsenal believe Premier League clubs are set to join the race for Ethan Nwaneri, having already received an enquiry from Galatasaray and a bid from AC Milan.
Fabrizio Romano reports that there’s a lot of interest in Ethan Nwaneri ahead of the final few weeks of the transfer window, with AC Milan, Galatasaray, and German clubs among those to make contact with Arsenal already.
Romano adds that Arsenal believe Premier League clubs are also preparing to knock on the door and try to get a deal done.
The decision will ultimately be up to Nwaneri, but Romano certainly expects the player to leave Arsenal this summer. Whether that’s on loan or in a permanent transfer remains to be seen.
Matteo Moretto adds that Milan have been working on Nwaneri’s case for weeks, and they even made an offer to Arsenal of an initial loan with a €40m option to buy, which was rejected.
The Gunners have set a fundamental condition that Nwaneri can only leave on a permanent transfer or an obligation to buy, not an option.
Presumably, the club would also consider a straight loan, just not a loan with an option. But the topic of a straight loan isn’t mentioned by Moretto or Romano.
Nwaneri was left out of Arsenal’s Community Shield squad, and whilst he wasn’t the only one, it was noteworthy that those not included almost all have heavy transfer speculation surrounding them.
Other than the injured Jurrien Timber and William Saliba, and third-choice goalkeeper Illan Meslier, the players not included in the squad were Nwaneri, Gabriel Martinelli, Gabriel Jesus, Fabio Vieira, and Reiss Nelson.
It seems very possible that all five players could leave before the September deadline. At the very least, Arsenal are open to considering offers for each of them.
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