{"id":2149,"date":"2026-04-12T13:27:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T13:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=2149"},"modified":"2026-04-12T13:27:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T13:27:43","slug":"ethan-nwaneri-transfer-arsenal-to-decide-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=2149","title":{"rendered":"Ethan Nwaneri transfer: Arsenal to decide soon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta reacts after the defeat vs Bournemouth (Photo by Shaun Botterill\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fabrizio Romano has an Arsenal transfer news update regarding the future of exciting young attacking midfielder Ethan Nwaneri.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The talented 19-year-old is currently on loan at Marseille after a lack of playing time at the Emirates Stadium earlier this season, and it seems his future could be assessed this summer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CAUGHTOFFSIDE APP FOR ALL THE LATEST &#038; BREAKING UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON <span role=\"presentation\"><u><a id=\"m_-8842039462880764662OWA0ed77145-59b1-d579-11a5-1fee76b80340\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/gb\/app\/caught-offside\/id515902300\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/gb\/app\/caught-offside\/id515902300&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1772139200113000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Cd9hGULNj_KnO1revzyC6\">APPLE<\/a><\/u><\/span> &#038; <span role=\"presentation\"><u><a id=\"m_-8842039462880764662OWAae4ab359-9a96-08aa-cd1c-c903ae7ad35f\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.caught.offsidetwo&amp;hl=en_GB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id%3Dcom.caught.offsidetwo%26hl%3Den_GB&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1772139200113000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0MJzfBPD3iKX-nmWn0ghkk\">GOOGLE PLAY<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ugsP8EyDL7g\">YouTube channel, Romano<\/a> made it clear that Arsenal had not made a final decision on Nwaneri yet, nor had they communicated with him or his representatives about any kind of intention to let him go.<\/p>\n<p>This is despite a big story from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/articles\/cn78kdymmvpo\">BBC Sport<\/a> earlier in the week which suggested Arsenal were ready to cash in on Nwaneri and fellow home-grown star Myles Lewis-Skelly this summer.<\/p>\n<h2>Arsenal yet to make Ethan Nwaneri transfer decision, says Fabrizio Romano<\/h2>\n<p>Discussing the Nwaneri situation, Romano revealed that Borussia Dortmund remain interested in the England Under-21 international.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea have also shown an interest in Nwaneri before, but Romano suggested Dortmund could be one to watch for him again this summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDortmund wanted (Nwaneri) on a permanent transfer from Arsenal already one year ago, when Arsenal were negotiating a new contract with Nwaneri,\u201d Romano said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end they were successful in reaching an agreement. There were Chelsea very interested and Borussia Dortmund \u2013 these two clubs. So interest especially from Borussia Dortmund remains very strong in Nwaneri. There are several clubs around Europe attentive to the situation.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Want more CaughtOffside coverage? Add us as a <\/i><\/b><b><i><span draggable=\"true\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=caughtoffside.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">preferred source on Google<\/a><\/span><\/i><\/b><b><i>  to your favourites list for news you can trust<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the moment Arsenal have not communicated anything to the player. So they didn\u2019t tell the player and his camp \u2018okay you can leave in the summer\u2019. So that\u2019s not the case at the moment. It\u2019s still not decided.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of the season Arsenal will assess the situation with Nwaneri. Not today. It\u2019s still not clear but from Dortmund they are still hoping to do one of their typical deals \u2026 signing these top players, top talents and then eventually sell them in the future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo Nwaneri is for sure still on the short list of Dortmund but still nothing decided by Arsenal. 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