Overview
- The agreement covers the remainder of the season with no option to buy and Marseille set to cover the 18-year-old’s wages.
- Reports describe a sizeable, appearance-linked loan fee, cited as more than €3m and potentially around €4m before reductions tied to game time.
- Arteta publicly acknowledged Nwaneri’s lack of minutes and held positive talks with De Zerbi before approving the move.
- Nwaneri has featured 12 times this season with no Premier League starts after making 37 appearances last term.
- Arsenal extended Nwaneri’s contract to 2030 last summer and have rejected permanent exits, framing this as a development loan.