Reiss Nelson Archives: 01/2018

Reiss Nelson, Eddie Nketiah, Chuba Akpom and Matt Macey were all in training ahead of Arsenal’s League Cup clash against Chelsea.

It’s getting increasingly hard to get angry at players for not wanting to play at Arsenal – who would at the moment?

Arsenal fans have only just allowed themselves to get excited about Reiss Nelson and he’s already getting linked with Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain after reportedly turning down a new deal.

Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain are interested in Reiss Nelson as his contract expires in 18 months, and little progress has been made on an extension with Arsenal.

Per Mertesacker says nobody justified Arsene Wenger’s faith in them against Nottingham Forest, as the fringe players were almost universally disappointing.

Now that we’ve reached the end of 2017, we’re taking a look back at the top-three standout Arsenal youth prospects of the year.

The official UEFA website picked their 50 young players to watch in 2018, and not one of them plays for Arsenal.