Marquinhos is set to return to Arsenal this month after a disappointing first half of the season while on loan at Nantes.
The Gunners had loaned the Brazilian winger to the Ligue 1 side to provide him with more playing time.
Marquinhos had performed well in the limited minutes he played for Arsenal last season, leading the Gunners to believe that he would get sufficient game time at Nantes.
However, that has not been the case, as he made fewer than ten starts for them in the first half of the season.
This situation is far worse than what Arsenal expected when they sent him to France, prompting the Gunners to consider recalling him from his loan spell.
According to L’Equipe, Arsenal and Nantes are set to terminate their agreement, and Marquinhos will return to the Emirates.
Mikel Arteta’s side could either find a new club for him to spend the second half of the season or keep him within their squad.
Just Arsenal Opinion
Marquinhos would improve more by training with our first team stars instead of wasting away doing that in Nantes.
It is baffling that he did not play much in France, but it could be down to managerial choices and not that he is not a good player.
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The Brazilian seems to be premier league built with his physicality, he should have been loan to a premier league club as two had shown an intrest.
If he cannot get a game for Nantes I doubt if he will make the grade with Arsenal.Fortunately he did not cost us an arm or a leg unlike Havertz and Vieira.
He spent much of this season with the Brazilian U21’s then went back to France played a few underwhelming games for them and then got injured. Soon as he regained fitness he then insisted on joining the Brazilian Olympic team.
He can stay there – just another piece of deadwood defrauding the club of yet another salary.
He thinks he’s better than what he is, that’s why he didn’t get many games in France, too arrogant without the skills and commitment to back it up.
The French divisions level is somewhere in-between The Premiership and the Championship league. So maybe he needs a further drop to the English Championship league with a good technical passing team, just to get him on track, as he won’t play many games in this Arsenal team, which is unfair to a player with some potential.
Who is better, Smith Rowe or Vieira ?
I don’t rate either much.
Vieira was starting to show some promise before he got injured but seems to be far too lightweight. Many people seem to believe that because Smith Rowe had a reasonable run of form under Emery he should be a first teamer under MA but his form and development have been seriously impacted by an inability to stay fit.
These are two of three attacking midfielders that questions should be asked of – the other is Nelson. All three players have shown little to convince they would be valuable first team players.
I would sell two in the summer and use the funds to sign Tchouameni or Camavinga both of whom would strengthen our midfield alongside Rice
Camavinga is some player for real, it dosen’t matters where he plays , midfield or left back, the problem is am not sure Real Madrid would release him.
If Smith Rowe ends up at Brighton in January, you could be looking at a £100 mill player in the summer , don’t ask me how they do it.
If you don’t rate ESR as a footballer I suspect your knowledge of the game is limited .The fact that his career has been blighted by injury is another issue but the lad can play that’s for sure .
Vieira, I don’t rate too highly as he hasn’t got enough graft in him also he’s not a great dribbler but one area I think he has some talent in is his passing game he is one of the few players we have that can spot, and make a pass centrally through the defensive lines. Vieira Jorginho Odegaard and Zinny are probably our only midfielders who look to make that type of pass in between defenders. I’d add only Jesus as a possibility of looking and making that pass so that’s only five players we have who are capable of passing through the lines which is important when facing that poxy low block. Incidentally, I would have thought Havertz would shine with his passing given where he plays and who he replaced but it’s not the case