Arsenal have reportedly been approached over a potential loan deal for Ethan Nwaneri as AC Milan rival Galatasaray for his signature.
That’s according to journalist Sebastien Vidal on X, with the Gunners seemingly offered an initial loan with a view to a permanent €40m transfer.
It remains to be seen if Arsenal will agree to let Nwaneri go for that kind of offer, with our recent information being that he was now more likely to stay at the Emirates Stadium despite doubts over his future in recent months.
Still, see below for the latest on Nwaneri’s future, which also follows BBC Sport mentioning that there is plenty of interest in the 19-year-old this summer…
L’AC Milan passe à l’action pour Ethan Nwaneri.
Les Rossoneri ont proposé à Arsenal un prêt assorti d’une option d’achat de 40 M€. Ruben Amorim souhaite attirer le jeune milieu anglais en Italie.
Galatasaray suit également sur le dossier.#Arsenal #ACMilan #Nwaneri #Mercato…
— Sébastien Vidal (@SebEcrivainFoot) August 14, 2026
“AC Milan makes a move for Ethan Nwaneri. The Rossoneri have offered Arsenal a loan deal with a 40 M€ buy option. Ruben Amorim wants to bring the young English midfielder to Italy. Galatasaray is also following the file,” Vidal posted.
The talented young Englishman is a product of Arsenal’s academy, and he made his Premier League debut for the club when he was still only 15 back in 2022/23.
Since then, however, things have been a little up-and-down for Nwaneri, so a departure might make sense this summer as he could struggle to play regularly for Mikel Arteta’s side.
Should Arsenal keep or sell Ethan Nwaneri?
Arsenal fans will surely be hoping to see this talented homegrown player sticking around for a bit longer, but there’s also little point in keeping him if he won’t get on the pitch very often.
Nwaneri has had a good pre-season with Arsenal, but this follows a tough spell on loan at Marseille in the second half of last season.
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Nwaneri wasn’t seeing much playing time for the Gunners and that continued in his spell in Ligue 1, so it remains to be seen how well he can bounce back from all this.
There’s clearly plenty of talent there, but Arsenal are also well-stocked on similar attacking midfield players, so letting him go might also make sense from a business point of view.
Keep, peanuts…
Question: Why the hell do clubs go to Man City, Chelsea, Liverpool , Man Utd etc etc with cash to lay on the table, but always wanna loan Arsenal players, even if the asking price for a permanent deal is minimal ?
I agree with Don, it’s a ridiculous request. Arsenal should counter offer to AC Milan and ask to loan one of their players with a view to buy and see how they like it.
Perhaps Left Wing Rafael Leao on a year loan deal or straight swap deal for Nwaneri.