Arsenal could accept £25m Reiss Nelson offer from rivals – sources
Brighton are keeping tabs on Arsenal winger Reiss Nelson ahead of a potential summer move, sources have told Football Insider.
The 24-year-old has dropped down the pecking order at the Emirates Stadium and could look to leave at the end of the season.
It is understood that the Seagulls are big admirers of Nelson and believe he could star in an inverted-winger role in Roberto De Zerbi’s system similar to Kaoru Mitoma.
The Gunners are hopeful that Nelson could fetch a fee between £25-£30million if he does leave this summer.
Nelson is capable of playing on either wing, but he is behind the likes of Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli in North London and is growing frustrated at his lack of opportunities.
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He is yet to start a Premier League match for the Gunners this season and has made 23 appearances across all competitions for a total of just 654 minutes.
Nelson has four years remaining on his contract at Arsenal after he signed a long-term extension in the summer of 2023.
The Arsenal academy product has been out on loan twice since breaking into the first team with temporary stints at Hoffenheim and Feyenoord.
Nelson has made 88 total first-team appearances for Arsenal since his breakthrough to the senior squad in 2017 – he has scored eight goals and assisted nine times.
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