Journalist Claims “There’s Very Little Arsenal Can Do” As Liverpool And PL Rivals Try To Poach 16 Year Old Midfielder

Journalist Claims “There’s Very Little Arsenal Can Do” As Liverpool And PL Rivals Try To Poach 16 Year Old Midfielder

Arsenal have run out of options in their attempts to keep Liverpool target Ethan Nwaneri at the Emirates, according to journalist Tom Canton.

The Football.London reporter says that the 16-year-old is being pursued by the Reds, as well as Chelsea and Manchester City,  and the Gunners are facing the prospect of losing one of their most promising young players.

“We still don’t know if the youngster will be committing his future to Arsenal. Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea and a number of other clubs are all interested in the youngster who became the youngest Premier League player ever against Brentford in that game earlier this season.”

“Arsenal have done everything they can to try and keep Ethan Nwaneri at the club by giving him opportunities. Arsenal have done everything but if there are better offers from elsewhere there is very little Arsenal can do and they can only hope he’ll keep faith in the team that have given him these opportunities and development throughout his younger years.”

Nwaneri is eligible to sign a contract with any team he chooses now he has turned 16, and Liverpool would only have to pay minimal compensation to secure his signature.

Whether Jurgen Klopp’s side are the favourites to snap up the teenager, though, it is an open question. As Canton points out, Nwaneri’s future remains clouded in mystery.

There is still a chance that the midfielder will ultimately decide to stay where he is but, the fact that he hasn’t put pen to paper on a new deal does suggest otherwise. We will probably find out his decision in the coming days and weeks.

David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World's Football News Network.