Arsenal are reportedly considering a loan for Reiss Nelson, although they could only approve the transfer if they could sign someone.
According to Football Insider, Arsenal are ready to let Reiss Nelson join the club as a loan player in January. The Gunners are not considering an outright sale, but rather training the winger, who is currently on £100,000 a week, to play regularly.
Will Reiss Nelson leave Arsenal?
It was reported on Sunday that Arsenal are reportedly considering a loan deal for Reiss Nelson in January to help him play regular football. The winger has played just 102 minutes in nine Premier League appearances and has not started a game.
The home-grown star, who is paid £100,000 a week, has attracted a lot of attention after a good finish to last season. Clubs were interested in him as Nelson was coming to the end of his contract at the club. Instead, Arsenal persuaded him to stay at the club and agreed a four-year contract for him to continue his career at his boyhood club.
Mikel Arteta relied on Bukaya Sak, Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard in wide attacking roles. Nelson is effectively their next choice in that regard, but there are concerns about whether he can fulfil his career under this manager in his current move.
Arsenal are now reportedly considering a loan deal for the homegrown star. If they manage to get him through the door, then the Gunners will have a shortage in the position in which they planned to sign a new player.
Will Arsenal sign a replacement for Nelson?
As reports of Arsenal being willing to accept loan offers for Nelson are quickening, could his departure suggest a January transfer of another wing-back? The Canaries have been linked with Pedro Neto for a long time, and with the Wolves star recently regaining fitness, they could renew their desire for a transfer.
Without signing a new player, it makes no sense for Arsenal to allow Nelson to join another team as a loan player. They are already short of players in that position and the home-grown star, who is paid £100,000 a week, is one of the few players currently directly threatening that role.
There is a strong desire to sign a new striker in January; the Gunners may also consider a winger, possibly Neto. For the time being, these reports of a loan transfer from Arsenal may be true. However, there are many conditions attached to them, including the signing of a replacement.