The future of Reiss Nelson at Arsenal is currently uncertain, but it appears that Aston Villa is interested in signing the winger should he become a free agent at the end of the season.
Arsenal is keen to keep the 23-year-old at the Emirates beyond this season, according to Todofichajes, as Mikel Arteta values his contributions from the bench.
This season, Nelson has played five matches in the Premier League for Arsenal, contributing three goals and two assists to their title charge. His most significant moment of the campaign so far was his last-minute winner against Bournemouth.
The report states that it will be up to Nelson to decide whether or not he wants to leave, and Villa is one of the teams that is ready to make a move if he decides he needs a change of scenery. Nelson would have more opportunities to play regularly if he joined Aston Villa, which is on the rise under the leadership of Unai Emery.
At the age of 23, it is time for the winger to play regularly, and although being part of a winning team is nice, he may not have that at Arsenal in the coming seasons. A move to Aston Villa would provide Nelson with the chance to prove himself on a more consistent basis and develop his skills further.
In conclusion, while Arsenal wants to keep Nelson at the Emirates, Aston Villa is ready to offer him a new home should he decide to move on. Nelson’s future may not be clear at the moment, but whatever decision he makes, it is sure to have a significant impact on his career going forward.
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As much as I’d like to keep him given our dearth of right wingers behind Saka, can’t begrudge the kid to seek greener pastures for more playing time. Sadly the same can be said about Balogun and Tierney. Onto Edu and Arteta now to cover these departures in preparation for Champions League next season
We need players like Reiss – there aren’t many around! He’s come on as a sub and made a big difference in 2 or 3 games this season (of 6 appearances) and seemingly just wants to give whatever he can for arsenal.
If it turns out he wants to leave for more first team football, fine, I wouldn’t want to stand in his way, but if he wants to keep fighting, then whatever you do, keep him involved and certainly don’t push him out.
He’s clearly got talent, but you just can’t buy the kind of motivation he’s shown nor the connection he has with the club.
How doth Man city and Pep keep the plethora of talent at their disposal happy? One of them said recently that knowing there are two or three players waiting to fill in makes them strive to give of their best whenever the opportunity offers. If we keep saying our good players should go to other clubs for more playing time, which I admit is necessary for players’ development, which players do we expect to sacrifice their own playing time to give the club the squad depth everybody says we need to challenge on all the fronts we are headed to be engaged in next season?
It was terrible mistake allowing a young academy player contract run down like that. He should have been offer a contract earlier with the hope of making some money from his sale. I have a feeling we will regret it if we allow him go for free. I still rate him. Imagine if Willock had gone for free with his performance for Newcastle now.