Crystal Palace reportedly would like to sign Arsenal’s Reiss Nelson if Michael Olise does depart in the summer window.
The Eagles have had a very disappointing season as they currently sit 14th in the Premier League table, although they have produced three wins in their last four games.
Their biggest issue this season has been their lacklustre attack, scoring just 45 goals so far, one of the worst attacking outputs in the league.
They haven’t been helped by injuries to two of their best players, Olise and Eberechi Eze, with the former making just 16 appearances in the Premier League.
Despite his unavailability, the right winger still produced seven goals and four assists, showing why Manchester City were heavily linked with the player last year.
But that interest isn’t going anywhere anytime soon with several top clubs expected to enquire about the French star in the summer.
Crystal Palace identify Olise replacement
According to a report from Football Transfers, Crystal Palace have already identified a potential replacement for the 22-year-old, Arsenal’s Nelson.
The English winger has been on the fringes of Mikel Arteta’s squad for years, almost breaking through on several occasions but ultimately failing to show the consistency required when given the opportunity.
With the squad now expanding, the Gunners may consider selling the 24-year-old despite him only just signing a new contract last year.
The worst thing Arsenal hierarchy will do is to listen to Arteta in selling off our quality players. He doesn’t know that the players he either inherited or refused to buy, like Thomas Partey, were the ones that provided platform for the so called success he’s bragging about. At first he refused Saliba, now he’s the chief corner stone; the same with Martinelli. Nketiah is the England U21 record goal scorer but Arteta deliberately refused to play the formation that suits him. He once did it against Sheffield United where he quickly scored hat trick and record as the only player that scored hat trick in the league under Arteta. Smith Rowe was the attacking midfielder that day; Martinelli provided speed from the left; Zinchenko always join midfield and attack to provide skills while Martinelli fall back to cover. This means that only one of Arteta’s annoited Odegaard and Havertz have to start. Arteta quickly killed it off. The same scenario last season when Nelson came for injured Saka on the 26th munite against Nottingham Forest to form an attack of Martinelli – G Jesus – Nelson. We quickly scored another four goals against Forest. Arteta also have never try that formation again.
We all saw how dismal Arsenal performed against Porto and half baked Bayern in the Champions league, meaning that even if we manage to win the league, there’s still a great deal to be done to win the elusive Champions league. Now the likes of Nketiah; Smith Rowe; Nelson and even Partey and Martinelli are being targeted for pushing out as he did to Ozil and Martinez ( who later won world Cup while we’re still looking for goalkeeper till date) If I’m Arsenal hierarchy, I’ll loan the quartet of Smith Rowe, Nketiah, Nelson and Martinelli to Premiership clubs with no option to buy, for 5m pounds each. Raise another 100 million pounds and add to this 20 million pounds to make it 120m pounds and then give Arteta to suit himself in the transfer market. Let him sell those he don’t want like Ramsdale and add. I know he will go all out for all left footers on earth! However, by the time he fails, he’ll realise that he is not yet what he thinks he is as a coach. He thinks football is only meant for left footers. Arsenal bought five central defenders during Arteta and four of them – Magalhaes, Mari, Trusty and Kiwior are all left footers!! Only White was a right footer. Yet you’ll hear left footed Pacho and so many others, in his shopping list. The only four games he started Smith Rowe this season, we won all but Arteta never still regard him, just like others simply because they’re right footers. There is no left footer that is not linked to Arteta this season, yet only Liverpool , who lacks a natural defensive midfielder, he has beaten this season , as a top club with more than 4 left footed players as outfield players. The only time he beat City in the league he started just 3 left footers. City, Liverpool, Bayern and Real are big clubs.
Arsenal should only loan out those players so that they will not make the same mistake Chelsea made during Mourinho in selling De Bruyne and Salah.
Your comments are pointed towards Arteta. This shows you that either lack track record of Arsenal FC for the last 20 years or you are just blinded by hate to see what Arteta has done since coming to Arsenal.