Arsenal are ready to offload their academy graduates Eddie Nketiah, Emile Smith Rowe and Reiss Nelson in the summer.
According to a report by Football Transfers, Arsenal are all set to make major changes to their squad in the summer. While the core will remain intact, multiple players will leave, and new signings will arrive. The Gunners do have a strong financial situation but they will look to further improve it by offloading Eddie Nketiah, Emile Smith Rowe, and Reiss Nelson.
Nketiah, Smith Rowe and Nelson are on their way out?
Nketiah has had an impressive rise at Arsenal. The 24-year-old striker has 11 goal contributions in the ongoing season in just over 1,300 minutes of first-team action. But, he is unlikely to be their first-choice striker as the Gunners are on the lookout for a star forward.
As a result, Arsenal are ready to sanction his departure, and there is interest in him from Crystal Palace as well as Brentford. Emile Smith Rowe had an incredible rise, and he was expected to be their new big thing alongside Bukayo Saka. Unfortunately, injuries hampered his progress and he is no longer a part of Arteta’s plans.
Since the 23-year-old is an academy graduate, they are looking to make pure profit by sanctioning his departure, and West Ham United are one of the clubs linked with him. Meanwhile, Reiss Nelson made it to their first team in 2019 and he even had an impressive loan spell at Feyenoord a few years back.
Despite that, he has never really got an extended run in Arsenal’s first team. The 24-year-old is being used as a rotation, a role that he does not really appreciate. As a result, the Gunners are ready to sanction his departure as well.
Arsenal’s plans for the summer
All three of Arsenal’s graduates who were once regarded as the future of the club are now all set to be shown the exit door. The Gunners have big plans for the summer, where they are expected to make big signings, and the departure of the trio will help them raise significant funds.
They are in a good financial position as any concerns regarding their compliance with Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations have eased out in the recent past. The departure of their three academy graduates will be listed as pure profit which will further improve their FFP situation giving them the power to go big and achieve their targets for the summer.
