Ethan Nwaneri is now being tipped by the French media for a different role at Marseille, potentially starting against Toulouse.
Nwaneri has been benched for the last four matches; however, recent suspensions mean that the French club will need to reconfigure their team.
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During the weekend, Nwaneri came off the bench and assisted Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s winning goal against Lyon.
New manager Habib Beye hailed the substitutes’ ‘significant impact’ and suggested that the team will ‘find solutions’ to their list of missing players.
Ethan Nwaneri set for Marseille opportunity vs Toulouse
Ethan Nwaneri is to be given an opportunity at Marseille to start against Toulouse in the French Cup quarter-final.
L’Equipe and Le Phoceen both predict that the Arsenal loanee is one of the players who could come into the team on Wednesday.
Marseille came from behind twice against Lyon on the weekend, with Nwaneri coming off the bench to make a telling impact.
The teenager has not had an easy start to life in France, with Marseille sacking Roberto De Zerbi, the man who pushed to sign him on loan.
Subsequently, the winger has dropped out of the team and has played just 91 minutes across the last four games for Marseille.
In training, Nwaneri has been impressing his teammates, with Quinten Timber, Jurrien’s brother, highlighting the Arsenal star’s talent.
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Over the coming weeks, the youngster will be keen to impress Beye and start to get more minutes under his belt.
The North London club will be frustrated to see him being a squad player right now, especially as Martin Odegaard and Eberechi Eze are struggling.
Nwaneri is so highly rated at Arsenal, and there still felt like there was a place for the teenager to play for the Gunners this season.
Hopefully, if the winger does start against Toulouse, he can make a big impact on the match and do enough to start more often.
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