Arsenal transfer news: Gunners 'in talks' with Championship club over Reiss Nelson exit

West Ham United person reportedly opened talks with Arsenal implicit a imaginable woody for Reiss Nelson.

The 26-year-old is backmost astatine Arsenal aft spending the past 2 seasons retired connected indebtedness astatine Fulham and Brentford.

A hamstring occupation restricted him to conscionable 11 top-flight appearances for Fulham during the 2024-25 campaign, earlier injuries and enactment decisions past saw him diagnostic successful conscionable 10 Premier League games for the Bees past term. 

Nelson has made 2 appearances successful Arsenal's pre-season schedule, but helium is not portion of Mikel Arteta's plans for the upcoming season.

West Ham successful talks with Arsenal implicit Nelson move

According to The Standard, precocious relegated West Ham person made interaction with Arsenal to found Nelson's availability.

West Ham person received 'encouraging' signs from the Gunners, with the 2 clubs successful discussions implicit a imaginable deal.

Even if the 2 clubs scope an agreement, Nelson would person to judge dropping down to the Championship for the archetypal clip successful his career.

Nelson whitethorn besides beryllium wary that a starting spot would not beryllium guaranteed, considering Jarrod Bowen is West Ham's first-choice close winger and caller summation Manor Solomon volition beryllium competing for a starting spot connected the near flank.

Arsenal to marque Nelson merchantability oregon indebtedness decision

Arsenal would similar to offload Nelson successful a imperishable deal, particularly arsenic the attacker has entered the last twelvemonth of his contract, though determination is an option to widen his declaration by a further 12 months.

The Gunners person received indebtedness enquiries for Nelson from unnamed clubs, truthful determination is simply a anticipation they could activate his enactment and authorisation a impermanent departure to debar losing him connected a escaped transportation adjacent summer.

While the quality of his imaginable exit remains unclear, Nelson is improbable to play a competitory crippled for Arsenal again, which is important for a subordinate who has been with the nine since the property of eight.

The Arsenal academy product, who has made 90 competitory appearances for the elder side, whitethorn request a caller commencement to springiness himself the champion accidental of getting his vocation backmost connected way pursuing a mates of hard seasons.