Latest Gunners news, analysis and much more via our dedicated Facebook page<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nfootball.london<\/strong>‘s understanding of the loan agreement with Arsenal is that OM paid a base loan fee worth around \u00a31.3million (\u20ac1.5m).<\/p>\nBut crucially, the more minutes Nwaneri plays, the less they’ll pay come the end of the season as the overall package was worth up to \u00a33.5m (\u20ac4m) including add-ons.<\/p>\n
It’s believed there is a discreet threshold regarding minutes and starts and the agreement was effectively designed to maximise the player’s opportunities in France.<\/p>\n
Still, Beye hasn’t shown great commitment to playing Nwaneri, who will definitely return to Arsenal at the end of the season following the conclusion of his six-month loan.<\/p>\n
Since his appointment, the England U21 international has not started any of the club’s six Ligue 1 matches even though he netted on his debut under De Zerbi in a 3-1 win over title challengers Lens.<\/p>\n
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What’s even more mystifying is that Nwaneri came off the bench to replace the injured Greenwood during the recent 2-1 defeat to Lille and scored – only to then be named on the bench again against Monaco.<\/p>\n
Beye recently offered a brutally honest assessment of the player after he netted twice for England U21s against Moldova.<\/p>\n
The former Aston Villa defender said: \u201cHe is a great talent who needs to adapt to Ligue 1 and its intensity. Against Lille, he scored, but there are still aspects of his game that need to be much stronger. He needs to understand that he is arriving at a really top-level club. What is good is that he scored (twice) with his national team.”<\/p>\n
There have been reports in the French press suggesting Beye does not want to invest effort into developing a player who will definitely not be part of the club’s project beyond the end of the season.<\/p>\n
Either way, Arsenal will welcome Nwaneri back to north London with open arms and there’s still hope he will return to the club a better player due to his experiences in France.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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