Why do you think Reiss Nelson doesn’t want to continue at Arsenal? the footy journalist Paul Brown believes the Arsenal forward will never be a main man at Arsenal and that, to save his footballing career, he realized saying goodbye to his childhood club was the way to go.
Brown said on Give Me Sport: “It’s funny that Reiss Nelson was the hero a few weeks ago when he came off the bench and changed the game for Arsenal. But he hasn’t really featured terribly much since then. And I think he realises that competition will be even fiercer for places next season.
“Arsenal will buy, and they have some players out on loan who will probably return and clog up those forward areas. I think Reiss Nelson sees the writing on the wall, and he’s willing to listen to other offers, basically.”
Nelson hasn’t been a key part of Arteta’s project. He has been used as a substitute in most games, and though he has been a game-changer in some games, he hasn’t made himself irreplaceable.
If he were keen to add trophies to his career, staying at Arsenal would have been the right thing for him to do. But if he wants to become the main man, his decision to snub Arsenal’s contract offer was right. Were he to leave it wouldn’t really affect Arteta’s project.
Gooners don’t need to be worried about his departure; either one of Mousa Diaby, Wilfred Zaha, or Raphinha could be signed and play the game-changing role even better than the wantaway academy graduate did.
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I’d hate to see him go but he should go for the sake of his career.
Zaha 😂
Long odds on that NELSON will be elsewhere come next season.
Interesting though that this article writer blithely says it does not matter, as we will sign one of three expensive replacement (even if true and that is anyones guess) while ignoring the fact that Nelson can leave on a free.
After all its only Kroenkes money, not yours, so it doesn’t matter! Does it!!
And in case anyone thinks ZAHA, who will plainly not be coming anyway, is also on a free, try paying such huge wages for a 30 year old who is injury prone and a bad character and THEN see if that is really”free”!
My only regret with Reiss Nelson is that he would be leaving on a free. That’s one area Arsenal is lacking badly – managing players’ in such a way as to not lose them on the cheap; and not knowing when to let a player go