Arsenal of England are bound to get an unusual ‘compensation bonus’ from Olympique Marseille of France, following the French Ligue 1 club’s failure to give The Gunners’ Nigerian-born youngster, Ethan Nwaneri enough playing time.
Sports247 gathered that Nwaneri was sent on loan to Marseille at the start of the year in order to accord him regular playing time and a route towards vast experience in the game, but ‘OM’ have failed to keep their part of the bargain.
With Nwaneri not playing regularly, the hope of seeing him gain experience and improve might have been dashed, thereby giving Arsenal an opportunity to seek compensation from Marseille and recall he player to Emirates Stadium.
A report by UK’s Mirror newspaper added, “As part of the initial loan agreement that was struck between the clubs in January, OM committed to a basic loan fee worth £1.3m plus undisclosed bonuses, centred around Nwaneri’s playing time.
“While the finer details remain confidential, it’s understood that the more Nwaneri played, the less Marseille – also covering his salary – would eventually pay. However, the 19-year-old clocked up just 412 minutes from a possible 1710.
“(Nwaneri’s total minutes were low) across all competitions and he was an unused substitute in five of OM’s final six Ligue 1 matches. He is now set to return to Arsenal this summer, though his long-term future at the club remains in doubt.”
