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Fabrizio Romano has revealed that Chelsea and Borussia Dortmund are still interested in a deal for Arsenal youngster Ethan Nwaneri.<\/p>\n
The Gunners allowed Nwaneri to join the French club midway through the January transfer window with the 18-year-old already playing four times for Marseille.<\/p>\n
Journalist Charles Watts, who has been covering Arsenal<\/strong> for years, was frustrated to see Nwaneri leave Arsenal after Mikel Merino picked up a foot injury at the beginning of February and will be out \u2018for an extended period\u2019.<\/p>\n Watts wrote on X<\/em>: \u2018There\u2019s a good young midfield player at Marseille apparently.<\/p>\n \u2018Something like this was always my fear about letting Nwaneri leave. Undoubtedly good for his development, but given what\u2019s at stake this season, my purely selfish preference was to keep the squad as strong as possible until the summer.<\/p>\n \u2018I know Nwaneri and Merino aren\u2019t comparable in terms of profile, but Havertz is back now, who can do a lot of the Merino role if needed, and Nwaneri would provided another very valuable rotation option.<\/p>\n MAILBOX: <\/span>Arteta sack? OK, *now* Arsenal are \u2018bottling it\u2019 as rivals rejoice in sensational schadenfreude<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2018But what\u2019s done is done \u2013 and playing week in, week out is clearly better for Nwaneri. No doubt about that. MLS as a midfield option could be useful now at times if needed.\u2019<\/p>\n Romano has confirmed that Nwaneri will return to Arsenal in the summer before deciding his future \u2013 but the transfer expert has confirmed that Chelsea and Borussia Dortmund remain interested in the youngster.<\/p>\n