Arsenal of England’s Nigerian-born youngster, Ethan Nwaneri is reportedly on his way to Olympique Marseille of France in a loan agreement that will run until June.
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Sports247 gathered that, in contrast with repeated declarations by The Gunners top brass that they will not ship Nwaneri out, the lad is set to be officially unveiled by Marseille.
This was revealed by renowned players agent, Fabrizio Romano, who splashed details of the loan agreement that will see Nwaneri join former Arsenal striker and captain, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang at Marseille.
Romano reeled out details of the deal via his social media handle on X, with the transfers expert further pointing out that Arsenal’s coach, Mikel Arteta was aware of the arrangement and consented to it.
The Spanish tactician had initially stood his ground against allowing Nwaneri leave Emirates Stadium, as he reckoned that the youngster would continue adding depth to his squad and play a crucial role as back-up forward should injuries hit any of the regular players.
As it were, Arteta did at the weekend express a lot of worries over team leader, Bukayo Saka’s fitness issues, but the gaffer has lost the battle over Nwaneri, who set a series of records for The Gunners last year in the EPL and UCL.
“Ethan Nwaneri to Olympique Marseille, here we go! Deal in place on loan until June. OM to cover salary + loan fee around €4m based on appearances.
“De Zerbi spoke with Mikel Arteta about plans for Nwaneri, #AFC suggested OM as best option. NO buy clause. Back in June,” Romano posted on X.
