Reiss Nelson is expected to leave Arsenal this summer and is beginning to attract interest from a few Premier League clubs.
Nelson endured a tough loan spell at Fulham last season, making just 12 appearances across all competitions for the Cottagers due to injury issues.
Despite this, Fulham reportedly want to sign Nelson permanently, although the West London club are now expected to face competition for his signature.
The Gunners should leverage this competition in their negotiations with potential suitors, and they should even explore what they could get from other clubs in possible swap deals.
Bournemouth are interested in signing Reiss Nelson
Nelson has had a difficult time at Arsenal in recent years, struggling to break into Mikel Arteta’s team and play regular minutes, whilst enduring some turbulent loan spells which have been hampered by injury.
Nevertheless, the winger is still supremely talented technically and is attracting interest from multiple Premier League clubs.
According to FootballTransfers, Bournemouth are among the clubs interested in signing Nelson, as the south coast outfit look to rebuild a squad that has been raided this summer.
Cherries boss Andoni Iraola has made direct contact with Arteta to discuss a potential move for the Hale End graduate.
Iraola and Arteta have a close relationship, having grown up together in the Basque region of Spain, and this connection could help Bournemouth win the race to land Nelson.
The wide forward is currently recovering from a serious hamstring injury but is understood to be open to leaving Arsenal this summer.
Amidst the discussion between Iraola and Arteta about Nelson, Oleksandr Zinchenko was also mooted as a potential option for Bournemouth, although they ultimately made a move for Adrien Truffert to replace new Liverpool signing Milos Kerkez.
Arsenal should swap Reiss Nelson for Antoine Semenyo
Arsenal are on their own hunt for a new winger this summer, with the likes of Rodrygo, Nico Williams and Ademola Lookman all linked with the Gunners.
However, instead of pursuing these expensive targets, they could weaponise Bournemouth’s interest in Nelson to land Antoine Semenyo.
Arsenal are known admirers of Semenyo, with the Ghanaian said to be high on Berta’s shortlist of winger targets.
| Semenyo’s Premier League Statistics 2024/25 | |
| Appearances | 37 |
| Goals | 11 |
| Assists | 5 |
| Shots per 90 | 3.51 |
| Expected Goals per 90 | 0.28 |
| Key Passes per 90 | 1.29 |
| Expected Assists per 90 | 0.12 |
| Successful Take-ons per 90 | 1.94 |
However, Tottenham have emerged as potential suitors for the former Bristol City man in recent weeks.
The Gunners can offer the Cherries something Spurs cannot, however, by supplying them with a direct replacement in Nelson, who, as aforementioned, they admire.
The ex-Fulham loanee, plus cash, could be enough to convince Bournemouth to facilitate Semenyo’s move to the Emirates.
Like Nelson, Semenyo can play off both sides, whilst he’s also two-footed, a goal threat and excellent in the air, all attributes Arteta is fond of.
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